Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 11 Jun 2019

1. Leadership rivals attack Johnson’s tax pledge

Several candidates to be the next leader of the Conservatives – and the UK’s next prime minister – have attacked rival Boris Johnson’s pledge to cut tax for higher earners. Rory Stewart warned against “cheap electoral bribes”, while Michael Gove said he would never “give the already wealthy another tax cut” if he were PM.

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