Rishi Sunak’s appeal to the right of the Conservative Party as he promises tax cuts in his manifesto

Rishi Sunak has made a final appeal to voters with tax cuts as he seeks to turn the tide of his disastrous election campaign.

The Prime Minister pledged to cut National Insurance by 2p and scrap it altogether within five years for the self-employed, as he unveiled the Tory agenda in what is one of his last major rolls of the dice before election day.

Labor hit back at the plans, with Keir Starmer accusing Mr Sunak of producing a “Jeremy Corbyn-style” document, “where anything you want can be in it.” None of this is encrypted.

The party later said the plans would lead to increased borrowing, higher interest rates and ultimately “4,800 more on your mortgage”.

At an event at Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix, Mr Sunak outlined his plans to cut national insurance, despite fears from his own MPs that the move would do little to move things during elections.

Around four million self-employed workers would be exempt from tax under the plans. The announcement constitutes “a further down payment” on his party’s long-term ambition to abolish the levy completely, he said.

The manifesto says the plan would “recognize the unique contribution of these risk-takers”.

He also promised that a Conservative government would “halve migration like we halved inflation, and then cut it every year”.

The party would also require migrants to undergo a health check before coming to the UK and force them to take out insurance if they are “likely to pose a burden on the NHS”.

Mr Sunak also promised the Conservatives would deliver 1.6 million new homes, speeding up brownfield planning in city centers and “abandoning flawed EU laws”.

He had already pledged not to increase income tax, national insurance or VAT and to introduce a “triple lock plus” to stop pensioners paying income tax.

The Prime Minister said the Conservatives were proposing “lower immigration, lower taxes and protected pensions” as part of a “secure future”.

If Labor came to power, they would change the rules, giving 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote, “so that they stay in power for a very long time”.

He also doubled down on claims that Labor is planning a £2,000 household tax bomb, even after the figure was denied by the Treasury.

And he warned disaffected Tory voters that supporting Nigel Farage’s reform could keep Labor in power for a “very long time”.

The Conservative package is expected to amount to almost £20 billion in tax cuts and public spending.

The Conservative leader drew on the spirit of Mrs Thatcher to unveil his plans, saying that as the party of the former prime minister and Nigel Lawson, the former chancellor, the Conservatives believe in a “currency healthy” and will guarantee “lower social protection so that we can reduce taxes”.

Labor has previously described the manifesto as “the costliest panic attack in history”.

Even as he prepared to try to revive his party’s flagging fortunes, Mr Sunak was forced to admit that aspirations have become much more difficult under the Conservatives.

In an interview with the BBC’s Nick Robinson on Monday evening, the Prime Minister admitted that the dream of home ownership, a key part of Margaret Thatcher’s revolution in the 1980s, had become much more difficult under the Tories of today.

The Conservatives say their ambition is to scrap national insurance where it is financially responsible to do so, a policy which Labor says will cost £46bn by 2030.

Unveiling his manifesto, Mr Sunak was introduced by Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen, who just a month ago criticized Mr Sunak and his ability to win votes in an interview with The independent.

At the time he said: “There are a lot of people who come up to me and talk to me and say they’re going to vote for me, but they probably won’t vote for the Conservative Party in general. election.”

On Monday, Mr Sunak was forced to deny he would resign before polling day.

This followed an outcry after his early return from D-Day commemorations last week.

Mr Sunak was accused of going into hiding after the snub, amid rumors he could resign.