By Rowena Mason Deputy political editor
Tax hike would harm first-time Conservative voters in poorer areas, Rishi Sunak is told
More than a dozen new Tory MPs from “red wall” constituencies have warned the chancellor against “clobbering” blue-collar communities by putting up fuel duty at the budget.
The 14 MPs, including Dehenna Davison in Bishop Auckland, Lee Anderson in Ashfield and Peter Gibson in Darlington, expressed their concerns about reports that the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, was considering scrapping the fuel duty freeze.
Source: ‘Red wall Tory MPs warn chancellor against raising fuel duty
Category: UK news
