August 16: Member Hustings in Perth
August 17: Member Hustings in Northern Ireland
August 19: Member accommodations in Manchester
August 23: Member Accommodations in Birmingham
August 25: Member Hustings in Norwich
August 31th: Member Accommodations in London
September 2nd: Deadline for submitting ballots
5 September: New Conservative Leader and Prime Minister Announced
What happened in the sixth cabin?
During the sixth cabin in Cheltenham the two candidates were grilled by Camilla Tominey of The Telegraph, on key issues such as the cost of living, tax cuts and the economy.
Notably, Ms Truss rejected calls to increase the windfall tax on energy companies to fund the cost of living for households in her clearest comments yet on the matter.
Ms Truss argued that raising taxes “would curb economic growth” and put the country in “distress”.
The Foreign Secretary also said she would not hold elections until 2024 and would “hold water companies to account” for dealing with the waste in Britain’s rivers if she became prime minister.
Mr Sunak, on the other hand, disputed claims that he is “not Brexity enough” to become the next prime minister, saying he “came up” with the idea of free ports.
He also claimed that his rival, without pledging further direct payments, would put retirees and those on very low incomes at risk of “true poverty”.
What happened in the fifth cabin?
The Fifth Conservative Leadership Hustings in Darlington on August 9, the watch face of this campaign didn’t change dramatically, but it showed that the next few weeks could still be crucial in determining the outcome.
More than a month into the Conservative leadership contest, and with just under four weeks to go, the focus is now firmly on the cost of living crisis Britain is facing.
Both hopeful prime ministers insist that only their plan will prevent catastrophe this winter – in Ms Truss’s case it will be through immediate tax cuts, while Mr Sunak has pledged targeted but direct aid to the most vulnerable households.
Ms Truss’s planned tax cuts alone were “not up to the mark,” Mr Sunak warned, as he said the party faced electoral oblivion by 2024 without immediate support.
Mr Sunak has suggested he would commit tens of billions of pounds to tackle the crisis, while Ms Truss has yet to find out whether she will provide direct payments to Britons.
What happened in the fourth cabin?
Liz Truss vowed to crack down on ‘militant activists’ after six hours Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupted the event.
The foreign minister said she would pass new laws to stop hard-line unions and activists “trying to disrupt our democratic process and our essential services”.
Ms Truss and Mr Sunak also argued over the likelihood of a recession and how best to deal with the predicted downturn and rising inflation.
Mrs Truss, the Foreign Secretary, said a recession could be avoided: “What the Bank of England has said today is of course extremely worrying, but it is not inevitable. We can change the outcome.”
She insisted its tax cuts, including scrapping the corporate tax hike and reversing the National Insurance hike would help stave off the downturn, saying, “You just can’t tax your way to growth.”
Rishi Sunak before insisted he would not step out of the Tory leadership racedespite polls showing Liz Truss has double the support among party members.
When asked during the Sky News debate on Aug. 4 whether he would retire from the race, the former chancellor said: “The quick answer is no”. He emphasized that he would continue to “fight”.