Cut taxes, build more houses and end culture wars, says Penny Mordaunt.

Penny Mordaunt said it was 'surprising' her that 'the best guy is always in the spotlight' Photo: Jamie Lorriman.

Cabinet Minister Penny Mordaunt said the UK should «tax less» as Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure from senior peers to cut fees to unite the party.

The leader of the House of Commons said she was «not apologizing» for the need to focus more on lowering taxes and increasing the country's housing stock, rather than issues that «do not move the country forward» such as the culture wars.

Sir Ian Duncan Smith, the former Conservative leader, and senior Conservative MP Sir John Redwood also urged the Prime Minister to lay out proposals for tax cuts to unify the party after Boris Johnson abruptly stepped down as MP.

Their calls on Sunday echoed Mr Johnson's demand in his resignation letter that Mr Sunak «cut business and personal taxes rather than levy them endlessly.»

Speech at Margaret Thatcher's conference on opportunity, conducted by the Center for Policy Research on Monday, Ms Mordont said she was «surprised» that «the man in charge is always in the spotlight» in both UK and US politics, even though it is «an unfortunate leadership model.

“I told the prime minister that your team is a nation and we have to rethink our history in those terms and that’s why culture wars and all that doesn’t help because we are here for everyone,” she said. .

“And if we can’t bring together national talent, if we can’t focus people on some national missions, and I started writing about national missions long before Keir Starmer decided to write about them, but these things are important — social assistance, housing, we all need it.

«And that's why I speak without regret about building more and taxing less rather than talking about culture wars, because that doesn't move the country forward.»

«We have to be strong»

, also Mrs Mordaunt. seemed to take a veiled stab at Mr Johnson himself, as she said «we have to be really strong» when it comes to calling out people who «attack the House of Representatives for doing its job.»

» I'm going to move from you to the House of Commons, there will be a debate in the chamber of the House on standards, I'm sure all sorts of things that have been in the news recently will come up, ”she said. said.

“We have to be very determined to call out the people who attack the institutions, the people who attack the House for doing its job, the people who attack the media. I never thought I'd be defending the BBC, but people are attacking decent journalism.

«We have to stand up for these things, because the cost of doing nothing will be very high indeed.»