BBCNEWS BBC June 24, 2024
we will bring you more from our correspondent outside a hospital in a moment. a leading think tank, the institute for fiscal studies, has accused the main political parties of a "conspiracy of silence" over the economic reality behind plans set out in their election manifestos. the ifs analysed how the policies could impact the public finances and what that could mean for household incomes, public services and taxation. in its scathing assessment it said the parties were "ducking the issues," by relying on faster growth to deliver more tax, which it said was far from guaranteed. it a...