How Rishi will echo rallying call from John Major who won the 1992 election against all the odds - as Prime Minister will warn voting Labour could break up the UK
Rishi Sunak will today channel Sir John Major by urging voters to carefully weigh up the long-term consequences of a Labour government.
The Prime Minister will echo a speech made by the former Tory premier ahead of the 1992 election in which Sir John warned that a vote for Labour could lead to the break-up of the UK because of the party's 'appeasement' of Scottish nationalism.
Sir John also warned that a vote for the pro-Brussels Labour or Liberal Democrats would see Britain join the Euro currency and thrust into a 'federal Europe' of closer integration.
The warning, four days before voting day, helped Sir John go on to win a fourth term for the Tories after 13 years in power despite opinion polls suggesting that Labour was ahead.
Similarly, Mr Sunak will today urge voters to properly scrutinise what allowing Labour into power would mean as he launches the party's manifesto in Wales.
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Rishi Sunak (pictured) will today channel Sir John Major by urging voters to carefully weigh up the long-term consequences of a Labour government
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The Prime Minister will echo a speech made by the former Tory premier ahead of the 1992 election in which Sir John (pictured above) warned that a vote for Labour could lead to the break-up of the UK because of the party's 'appeasement' of Scottish nationalism
He will argue that it would lead to higher taxes, relinquishing Britain's hard-fought Brexit freedoms and empowering the unions.
Urging voters to give the Tories another term after 14 years in power, he is expected to say: 'Do not let Labour waltz into office without scrutinising them, without seeing what their policies would mean for our country and your family's security. Do you really know what you are going to get with Labour?'
He is set to accuse his opponents of being willing to 'change every rule they can' to ensure they stay in government once they gain power, warning 'once you hand Keir Starmer a blank cheque, you can't get it back'.
He will also warn that Sir Keir Starmer will look to expand a 'death tax' which is being considered in Labour-run Wales.
The Prime Minister will sound the alarm over the potential £295 million raid on grieving families and will also pledge to reverse 20mph zones imposed on drivers in the country.
The Labour-run Welsh administration is currently consulting on scrapping the council tax exemption for homes in probate, which would clobber grieving families with thousands of pounds in new taxes. The Tories say this would be a double whammy on top of inheritance tax.
Sir Keir has previously described Wales as his party's 'blueprint for what Labour can do across the UK'.
He has already pledged to follow the country's lead by allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in elections, which the Tories claim is a bid to rig future polls because younger voters tend to vote Labour.
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged that a Labour Government will 'look at every single tax break' to raise money to fill the £38.5 billion hole in the party's manifesto spending plans.
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Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) has pledged that a Labour Government will 'look at every single tax break' to raise money to fill the £38.5 billion hole in the party's manifesto spending plans
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Bim Afolami (pictured), Economic Secretary to the Treasury, last night accused Labour of trying to tax dead people 'before your casket is even closed', adding: 'Now we know, Labour will tax you from cradle to beyond the grave'
Bim Afolami, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, last night accused Labour of trying to tax dead people 'before your casket is even closed', adding: 'Now we know, Labour will tax you from cradle to beyond the grave.'
The Labour Welsh Government started consulting on the 'death tax' plans in November last year.
Currently, the 'class F' exemption stops a home from being liable for council tax until six months after probate to give families time to grieve before selling a property as part of probate.
But if this was curtailed or axed, the tax could be applied from the day someone dies.
Each year, 135,000 homes in England and 7,500 in Wales currently benefit from the exemption, saving bereaved families an estimated £295 million a year in England alone.