Keir Starmer holds press conference in Samoa
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of lying not once but twice over Labour’s tax plans just days before Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her Budget next week.
Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick – who is vying with Kemi Badenoch in the campaign’s final few days – launched his broadside as the PM denied misleading the public during the general election over proposed tax changes.
Labour’s manifesto had pledged not to raise taxes on “working people,” specifically ruling out rises in VAT, National Insurance, and income tax.
However, speculation is rife that those with asset-based income could see increased tax burdens.
Mr Jenrick, speaking to the Henry Jackson Society in London on Friday evening, said: “Sir Keir has lied not once but twice by claiming not to have breached his manifesto promises on tax and by insisting that his Budget will not be an assault on the heartlands of Middle Britain.”
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