P304 Tjletext 304 Oct10 19:42:28         ───────────────────────────  TAX CUTS TOP AIM ─ MAWHINNEY   Tory Party chairman Dr Brian Mawhinni= has put cutting taxes as his party's central aim, with a hint that action could follow sooner rather than later. He warned that Labour would bankrupt Britain and claimed the Tories were well on coursj to win the next election He acknowledged his party had gone through "difficult times" recently, with too much in-fighting over Europe. ──────────────────────────────────1/2── FACTFILE How Tories spend billions 322 DON'T ACCEPT ANY OTHER FIoAoCE OFFER BEFORE SPEAKING TO US FIRST SEE P386 Next page Headlines Rjgional Wjather
P304 Tjletext 304 Oct10 19:44:45         ───────────────────────────  PM: TOUGH CHOICE BEFORE TAX CUT   The Prime Minister has given a blunt warning that tax cuts could not be delivered without the Government making "ruthless" spending decisions. He pledged schools would be top of the list of priorities but warned the £85bn social security budget could be hit. John Major told Tory agents at an eve-of-conference dinner in Blackpool that "tough choices" lay ahead. ──────────────────────────────────2/2── Portillo announces new strikj force 305 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p1<3 Next page Headlines Rjgional Wjather