Tories warned not to claim Civil Service behind their Labour tax attack
Rishi Sunak said ‘independent Treasury officials’ were behind his claim that Sir Keir Starmer would hike taxes in power.
Rishi Sunak said ‘independent Treasury officials’ were behind his claim that Sir Keir Starmer would hike taxes in power.
The leaders of the two main parties went head-to-head for the first time in the General Election during a debate on Tuesday night.
Labour has pledged to charge VAT on private school fees and says it could raise around £1.5 billion a year.
Able Seaman Lewis Curl was a D-Day veteran who served with the Royal Navy from 1942 to 1946, a spokeswoman said.
Party leaders Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer go head-to-head in a televised debate on Tuesday.
Officials said the suspect, who was shot and wounded by police, is in hospital and not in a condition to be questioned.
The First Minister urged Sir Keir Starmer to call an emergency budget in the early weeks of a future Labour government.
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Rishi Sunak has insisted he was not attempting to undermine the independence of the Bank when he said a vote for the Tories is a vote for cuts.
Dispute over the veteran left winger continues to overshadow Labour’s campaigning.
The Labour leader insisted he wants the best possible candidates to stand for his party on July 4.
Both parties have pledged not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT over recent days, should either of them win after polling day on July 4.
Diane Abbott’s own future remains unclear as Sir Keir Starmer and his allies faced criticism from the Labour left.
Conservative and Labour finance policy chiefs have ruled out VAT hikes, if either party wins the General Election on Thursday, July 4.
The Labour Party summoned the press to the Institution of Engineering and Technology in central London for an ’emergency’ briefing.