to increase the personal tax allowance for pensioners if they win the general election. they say the proposal would be worth £275 a year to each pensioner by the end of the decade. under the plans, the state pension would always remain below the tax free threshold. rishi sunak says the scheme shows the conservatives are on the side of pensioners but labour have called it desperate . rishi sunak will be out campaigning in the midlands today. let s get more on this with nick eardley. what do you love about it? how do you win over older voters? it s a question politicians ask themselves a lot. pensioners tend to get out and vote. so today, an offer from the conservatives, that the basic state pension will never be liable for income tax. the simple fact is that this tax change, this triple lock plus, will mean going forward that millions of pensioners, eight million pensioners, in fact, will be paying less tax than they would otherwise be paying. and that is clearly a tax cut
this thank you. thank you very much, thank you. we are now going to take some questions from the media. i have a list here, itv first. i some questions from the media. i have a list here, itv first.- have a list here, itv first. i drop the mic moment. have a list here, itv first. i drop the mic moment. keir have a list here, itv first. i drop the mic moment. keir starmer, | have a list here, itv first. i drop - the mic moment. keir starmer, you had a the mic moment. keir starmer, you had a pop the mic moment. keir starmer, you had a pop at the mic moment. keir starmer, you had a pop at rishi sunak while the conservatives have had a pop at you. they see conservatives have had a pop at you. they see you conservatives have had a pop at you. they see you are too weary for this. they they see you are too weary for this. they have they see you are too weary for this. they have suggested you may not be tough they have suggested you may not be tough enough, you might
treasures that could have been stolen from the british museum. the labour leader said keir starmer has focused on security on his first major speech of the general election campaign. he has been telling undecided voters in west sussex that his party will deliver stability. the labour party says if elected, it will carry out a 100 day national security review in government, looking at all of the threats facing britain. he hasjust finished taking questions so let s listen back to a little of what he had to say: for a long time, welcome people have had the odds stacked against them. but now we the odds stacked against them. bit now we are at a dangerous new point, christou crossing a rubicon of truss, notjust in politics, but in many of the institutions meant to serve and protect the british people. at moments where people are no longer believe their values or interest carry the respect of those interest carry the respect of those in power. when you put that alongside a gov
in a keynote speech this morning, saying they can trust labour with the nation s finances, security and borders. but the conservatives say he has no clear plan. we re expecting to hear from the labour leader in the next few minutes he s due to give his first major speech of the campaign. let s speak to emma purnell, a political commentator who is currently a member of the labour party. emma, we are expecting search care to appeal to voters that they can trust him? care to appeal to voters that they can trust him? yes, this is clearly a seech can trust him? yes, this is clearly a speech aimed can trust him? yes, this is clearly a speech aimed at can trust him? yes, this is clearly a speech aimed at floating - can trust him? yes, this is clearly| a speech aimed at floating voters. 0n the thing about undecided voters is that they are considering labour, but they haven t yet made the final decision. so the speeches about reassuring any concerns they might have in areas whe