Permanent secretary at the Treasury says figure should not be presented as official, after PM made claim in election TV debateSunak and Starmer scrap over tax and immigration in heated first TV debate‘Rishi comes out swinging’: what the papers say after the UK’s first election debateSign up for the general election email newsletterLabour is doubling down on its claim (see 9.05am) that Rishi Sunak lied about its tax plans in the debate last night.Darren Jones, the shadow deputy chief secretary to the Treasury, who obtained the Treasury letter confirming that the figure quoted by Sunak was not authorised by civil servants as he claimed (see 9.26am), said Sunak should apologise. He posted this on X.In response to my letter, civil servants confirmed they had told Tory ministers they were not allowed to say their dodgy attacks on Labour were independently done by civil servants.
Last night Rishi Sunak did it anyway.
He lied to the British people.
He must apologise.Rishi Sunak lied 12 times in the debate last night about Labour’s tax plans. The truth is it’s the Conservatives who have taken the tax burden to the highest it’s been in 70 years. That is the Conservatives’ record and their legacy. Continue reading…
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Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2024-06-05 11:43:47
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