More than 40 Tory seats including those held by serving and former ministers at risk from election ...

More than 40 Tory seats, including those held by senior serving and former ministers, are at risk from a voter backlash against stealth tax rises at the next election.

A poll by Redfield & Wilton Strategies last night saw Labour extending its lead over the Tories by four points to 18 points, after winning two shock by-election victories last week in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire. Constituencies currently held by former deputy PM Dominic Raab and serving Cabinet minister Alex Chalk are among those which could be lost in a backlash by those dragged into higher rate bands. Mr Raab is standing down at the next election.

Other former ministers and high-profile seats at risk include the Moray seat of Scottish Tory leader Douglass Ross and, Transport Minister Richard Holden's North West Durham seat and the Reading West constituency held by Sir Alok Sharma, who was business secretary and then president of the Cop26 environmental summit.

Tory calls have been mounting for Jeremy Hunt to ease the pressure on struggling families by cutting taxes - as the burden heads for the highest level since the Second World War.

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