Rishi Sunak: crisis after crisis has been ‘not great’ for Boris Johnson

Chancellor promises end to Tory tax rises and hints at help with cost of living in spring statement

Rishi Sunak has said going from crisis to crisis" has been not great" for Boris Johnson or anyone else, as the chancellor signalled an end to tax rises and more help for struggling families in next week's spring statement.

Sunak gave his outlook at the Conservatives' spring conference in Blackpool, where he was interviewed by a fellow Tory MP, Paul Maynard, who asked him how he had coped with one thing after another" including the Covid pandemic, supply chain disruption and the war in Ukraine.