Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch in PMQsKeir Starmer has refused to say if Labour will honour past promises not to increase taxes on working people during prime minister’s questions today.Leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch repeatedly asked the PM if, in the government’s Budget next month, Labour would be hiking up taxes.It comes amid widespread speculation that the government will struggle to fill the growing black hole in the government finances.But Labour promised not to increase income tax, national insurance, or VAT in their election manifesto – so Badenoch asked: “Does the prime minister still stand by his promises?”“I’m glad the leader of the opposition is finally talking about the economy,” he said, before claiming retail sales are higher than expected, inflation is lower than expected, growth has been upgraded this year and the UK stock market is at “an all time high”.He said the government would “lay out its plans” on November 26, when chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils the Budget.He promised the government will “build a stronger economy” and cut “NHS waiting lists” and deliver a better future for our country”.Starmer also used PMQs to attack the Tories’ own record on the economy.He said: “We all know that austerity damaged the economy on their watch.“The botched Brexit deal damaged the economy on their watch.“Liz Truss’s mini-Budget damaged the economy on their watch.“So we will take no lectures or advice from them on the economy. “They won’t be trusted on the economy for generations to come.”He added that the upcoming Budget will include no return to austerity.Leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch asks if Keir Starmer stands by Labour #39;s promises not to increase tax
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Starmer Refuses To Say If Labour Will Honour Promises Not To Increase Taxes For Working People
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