BORIS Johnson last night dangled tax cuts to frustrated voters and businesses after his double by-election drubbing.
The PM promised only the Tories would cut levies to “turbo charge” the UK and get the cost of living crisis under control.
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Fighting to get back on the front foot after losing two by-elections and the shock resignation of his party chairman, he told reporters: “I’m not going to pretend these are brilliant results”.
But he vowed: “We are the government that believes in cutting taxes, and we want to get into a situation where sensibly and responsibly we can turbo charge the attractions of the UK as a place to come and invest by having the best possible tax framework as well for businesses and for families.”
He admitted it was the “biggest single expenditure” for millions of Brits, vowing to stare down his critics and get on with the job at hand.
Tories suffered two humiliating by-election losses in Tiverton and Wakefield last night as Lib Dems and Labour stormed to victory.
But the PM shrugged it off, saying they weren’t representative of how he would do at a general election.
He hit back: “If governments crumpled because of election results, in the whole of the post war period we wouldn’t have had many peaceful governments.
“Of course we need to to listen to the messages that we’re getting, we need to learn, but in the end we’ve got to get on and deliver for the British people.”
