Prime Minister candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss were at Fair City on Tuesday evening (August 16) and were members of theConservative Party. persuaded
These two are fighting hard to succeed Boris Johnson as the next leader of the Conservative Party.
Perth was the only Scottish venue to host a Leadership Husting.
Conservative Party MPs were issued ballots earlier this month, but the majority of concert hall audiences indicated they had yet to vote.
Nevertheless, the loudest cheer of the night was for Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
Mr. Truss, who attended primary school in Paisley, said the host, Colin, the political editor of STV, refused to share his Scottish accent when he was pressured by McKay. She said she was teased at the age of 11 when her family moved to Leeds.
Truss told an audience in Perth that she He said he was a child of the
Truss won the loudest applause of the night when he adamantly denied holding another referendum if elected leader.
} The Foreign Minister said: The SNP was a once-in-a-lifetime referendum.I believe politicians keep their promises and Nicola Sturgeon should keep her promises.
Prior to this, Sunak was hesitant to talk about the referendum.
He said: ``Frankly, I think politicians want another split. It is very ambitious to focus on a referendum that will bring about.
"I don't think it is the right time to hold a referendum now or in the near future.
"This is not something we need to talk about, the priority right now is the cost of living.”
Former prime minister said tackling cost of living crisis was his top priority, cutting income tax rates .
Sunak emphasized economic growth and pointed to the introduction of furloughs during the pandemic.
As prime minister, he has announced a corporate tax hike for large corporations in March 2021. He said it remained the lowest among G7 countries and the fourth lowest among the world's 20 largest economies.
Sunak saidthat the Scottish government He criticized it for putting more money into the system and less into the public sector than the British government.
He said: "Public spending [here] is growing at a much slower pace than the rest of the UK. She imposes austerity measures on the public sector."
Rishi Sunak told audience Towards , he said his three main objectives were to "restore confidence, rebuild the economy and reintegrate the country."
His two candidates, who appeared on stage separately, received several questions from the audience.
Former Perth and Kinross Alderman Roz McCall asked what Mr. Sunak would do to address the perceived lack of diversity in the Conservative Party.
Ms Schnak told a former MP in Strathearn that the Conservative Party was looking to appoint Britain's third female prime minister, or the first from an ethnic minority.
Ms Truss said she had sparked the ire of the SNP over her comments that 'attention-seeker' Nicola Sturgeon was 'best to ignore', but to the Scottish Conservatives. He said:
Meanwhile, Sunak told the audience:
Prime Minister Snak stepped down as prime minister, but Mr Truss remained in Boris Johnson's cabinet.
In defense of Mr Johnson, who was sitting, she said: "Boris has done a great job as prime minister."
She added:
A female hopeful received her second loudest applause of the night when she pledged to defend free speech, stating: Make sure to protect separate male and female spaces.
Ms. Truss said she would not disclose budget details before being elected.
Host Colin McKay asked how we could keep our taxes low.
She said it was a "complex tax system" and would appoint "qualified" people to the Cabinet.
If elected, she "promised to build a cabinet of the best talent, including Rishi Sunak.
Boris Johnson's successor will be announced in September. to be announced as Prime Minister 5.
