Theresa May cautious over tax on Yorkshire election campaign visit

Theresa May promised the Conservatives would form a low tax Government but stopped short of endorsing tax pledges made by a Cabinet colleague as she began the final weekend of the general election campaign in Yorkshire.

The Prime Minister spoke at a rally in Thornhill this morning before visiting businesses at Pot House Hamlet, Silkstone.

At Thornhill Cricket Club, Mrs May was asked about her tax plans following Defence Secretary Michael Fallon’s insistence that high earners would not face income tax rises under a Conservative government.