Rishi Sunak accuses Tory rivals of fantasy economics in fiery TV debate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "You raised national insurance, even though people like me opposed it in Cabinet at the time because we could have afforded to fund the NHS through general taxation.
53% : "While the cost of living crisis hits households - and people are terrified to open their bills - the Tories are too busy engaging in a race to the bottom on green energy support and renouncing Boris Johnson despite supporting him consistently over the last three years.
46% : She said: "Rishi, you have raised taxes to the highest level in 70 years.
40% : "The fact is that raising taxes at this moment will choke off economic growth; it will prevent us getting the revenue we need to pay off the debt."
39% : It's socialism."
37% : In a sometimes bad-tempered debate, the former chancellor accused Foreign Secretary Liz Truss of peddling "something-for-nothing" economics after she said he was choking off growth by raising taxes to their highest level in 70 years.

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