Rishi Sunak has been told to call a general election now after he ditched all the promises he made during the Tory leadership battle.
Downing Street today said he could no longer commit to any of the pledges he made just two months ago - or those in the party’s 2019 general election manifesto.
The PM’s press secretary said they would all now be reviewed to see if they are “deliverable” and “realistic”.
The bonfire of leadership campaign pledges includes dropping a commitment to get overall waiting list numbers falling by next year. A record seven million people are waiting for hospital treatment with the NHS in England.
Mr Sunak is threatening to rip up the pensions triple lock that was promised in the Tory election manifesto, which ensures the state pension rises in line with inflation.
As chancellor, he broke the party’s election vow not to put up national insurance.
Shabana Mahmood, Labour's national campaign coordinator, last night said:" Rishi Sunak has no mandate from the public, no mandate from his party and now he has no platform either.
“The Tories crashed the economy. If he really thinks he can make working people pay for it then he must call a general election.”
The PMs press secretary said the move to review the promises reflected the way the economic situation has changed since the summer when Mr Sunak lost out to Liz Truss in the race to succeed Boris Johnson.
"We are looking at all the campaign pledges and we are looking at whether it is the right time to take them forward," she said.
"We need to take some time to make sure what is deliverable and what is possible and we are engaging with stakeholders and with the relevant secretaries of state as well.
"Obviously those are pledges that were made a few months ago now. The context, particularly economically, has changed significantly since that time."
At Prime Minister’s Questions today, Mr Sunak came under pressure from the SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford to say whether he stood by commitments he made as chancellor to raise benefits in line with inflation and to maintain the pensions triple lock.
The Prime Minister said it would not be right to comment on individual policy measures before Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's autumn statement on November 17.
"I think everyone knows we do face a challenging economic outlook and difficult decisions will need to be made," he said.
"What I would say is that we will always, as my track record as chancellor demonstrates, have fairness and compassion at the heart of everything we do."
More than 148,000 people have now signed the Mirror's petition on the 38 Degrees campaign calling for a general election now.
