War, they reshape the future of our world. later leverage secure storm has accused keir starmer of lying after the prime minister made misleading claims of the tv debate of labour tax lands rishi sunak told the audience that according to independent treasury officials labour s policies would result in a £2000 tax rise for every working family. at the moment the conservatives to leave i will go through how we arrived at the figure but first, chris mason. 0n last night s tv debate, rishi sunak said this. higher taxes, £2000 worth of higher taxes under the labour party. and again. by saddling them with £2000 worth of higher taxes. and over and over again. independent treasury officials have costed labour s policies, and they amount to a £2000 tax rise for every working family. keir starmer did eventually say
With this figure, £2094. now, that is over a four year period, so about £500 a year. the prime minister said last night that this was the work of independent treasury officials. it is true to say that treasury did most of the sums, but political advisors who work for the chancellor were the ones who set the terms of the calculations by making assumptions about labour s policies. now over here, we can show you, this is the policy list the conservative party produced and how much it would allegedly cost. but not all of it has been costed by the treasury. these three at the bottom that have been highlighted there, they come from other documents. for example, this one, the green prosperity plan, comes from a labour policy document, but labour insist this evening
Will unpack that figure, but first, here s our political editor chris mason. 0n last night s tv debate, rishi sunak said this. higher taxes, sunak said this. highertaxes, £2000 sunak said this. higher taxes, £2000 worth of higher taxes under the labour party. and again. by and again. by saddling them with £2000 worth of higher taxes. and over and over again. independent treasury officials have costed labours policies, and they amount to a £2000 tax rise for every working family. keir starmer did eventually say it was false, but that wasn t the end of it. here was one of the prime minister s closest allies in the breakfasts over this morning. i have worked in the treasury, and i can tell i have worked in the treasury, and i can tell you i have worked in the treasury, and i can tell you these are brilliant independent civil servants, and they would independent civil servants, and they would not independent civil servants, and they would not be putting anything dodgy in there would not be putting anything dodgy in there. these are all the policies that have in there. these are all the policies that have been set up by the labour party. that have been set up by the labour party. and that have been set up by the labour party, and actually, if anything, they party, and actually, if anything, they are party, and actually, if anything, they are underestimating the cost to families families. and look at what she said families. and look at what she said next. it has been signed off by the permanent
Special advisers rather than by civil servants. that needs clarifying that i am sure the prime minister will be happy to do so. what more people are interested in is if the basic figure is correct as a calculation of what the labour party policy will cost. until i have seen something that actually refutes the figure, that is the point that needs to be addressed. most of my constituents do not want to see their taxes rising in order to fulfil what looks, frankly, like an unfit fillable dream of trying to meet net zero targets by 2030 with green energy policies. that meet net zero targets by 2030 with green energy policies. green energy policies. that first leaders debate green energy policies. that first leaders debate took green energy policies. that first leaders debate took place - green energy policies. that first leaders debate took place in - green energy policies. that first - leaders debate took place in salford and greater manchester. 0ur correspondent has spent the day visiting the different constituencies in and around greater manchester. this morning she went to west howden which is in the constituency of golden west. this constituency of golden west. this constituency matters because symbols built west, so goes the nation it is
Throughout the day tomorrow. let s return now to the general election. the uk official statistics regulator is looking into claims by the conservatives that families would face a £2000 tax hike under a labour government. rishi sunak made the assertion repeatedly during last night s to be the fate sing independent treasury officials had calculated the figure. the abuse he has seen a letter from the chief civil servant which contradicts the prime minister s statement. labour set the claim was a lie. this afternoon torres insisted that they stood by their claim. secure storm had this to say. we stood by their claim. secure storm had this to say. stood by their claim. secure storm had this to say. we have been very clear throughout had this to say. we have been very clear throughout that had this to say. we have been very clear throughout that all had this to say. we have been very clear throughout that all of - had this to say. we have been very clear throughout that all of our - clear throughout that all of our plans are fully costed in fully funded. that means no tax prices for working people. iwill spell that out. no income tax, no national insurance, no vat. you saw last night was a prime minister with his back against the wall, desperately trying to defend 1a years of failure
Talked over keir starmer a lot and talked over keir starmer a lot and talked over keir starmer a lot and talked over the moderator a lot. she had to tell them to lower their voices at one point. i had to tell them to lower their voices at one point. had to tell them to lower their voices at one point. i think there was a sign voices at one point. i think there was a sign from voices at one point. i think there was a sign from rishi voices at one point. i think there was a sign from rishi sunak s i voices at one point. i think there i was a sign from rishi sunak s point of view he knew how much he had to gain potentially from this debate. we should not pay too much heed to opinion polls but privately most conservatives can see as it stands they are behind in the election and rishi sunak needed to find a way to turn that around. i think the conservatives are pleased with his performance. they think he landed key arguments on keir starmer about his plan or as the conservative see at his lack of it. key arguments about tax. but then, labour people around keir starmer i spoke to, they are pretty pleased. they think he showed himself as a prime ministerialfigure and showed himself as a prime ministerial figure and he showed himself as a prime ministerialfigure and he introduced key elements of his background, people who might not have known about his childhood, son of a toolmaker and all that. they think
20 minutes after that he delivered a clear rebuttal, saying this was absolute garbage. there is a question for labour s debate prep as to whether we should have armed him with that letter. though this figure has been doing the rounds in conservative attacks for some weeks but had not been at the heart of the campaign until last night when rishi sunak diverted almost every answer to a debate on labour s tax plans. i think that probably slightly confounded kier starmer and it was not what labour had prepared for. and they were making out it was £2000 a year, they never expressly said that but that was the feeling they trying to give over, and now they trying to give over, and now they are saying it is £2000 over four and. , four and. and even if this figure were correct. four and. and even if this figure were correct, which four and. and even if this figure were correct, which is four and. and even if this figure were correct, which is then - four and. and even if this figure l were correct, which is then being divided by every household in the uk with at least one person in work, you wouldn t expect that tax burden
Labour party s policies. but a couple of hours ago the conservatives will have been delighted because there is a debate about labour s tax policy. if in a labour say the figure was a debate. now there is a debate developing about rishi sunak s honesty and that is not good for the prime minister. and cricketing year was on the programme this morning saying that this whole at £2000 tax rise line was signed off by the treasury secretary, at their chief treasury civil servant. and now we see a letter that says it wasn t. that civil servant. and now we see a letter that says it wasn t. that is particularly letter that says it wasn t. that is particularly embarrassing - letter that says it wasn t. that is particularly embarrassing for - letter that says it wasn t. that is i particularly embarrassing for her because she didn tjust make the same attack as rishi sunak, she defended the attack by saying it had been specifically approved by a man who is the permanent secretary at the treasury, the most senior official there. this is a letter that he sent a labour politician a
Couple of days ago that appears to show that james bowler did not sign show thatjames bowler did not sign of the show that james bowler did not sign of the overall show thatjames bowler did not sign of the overall figure being used. that is really embarrassing for the line at the conservative party were using because the tax attack is one thing, it is nothing using a certain name in that it defends and then it turns out that person is not signed up turns out that person is not signed up to it. turns out that person is not signed u- to it. ., , ., ., turns out that person is not signed u- to it. ., ., ., , up to it. two days ago, so why did sir keir starmer up to it. two days ago, so why did sir keir starmer not up to it. two days ago, so why did sir keir starmer not have - up to it. two days ago, so why did sir keir starmer not have that - sir keir starmer not have that letter in his mind when debating last nights? last nights? that s a really good auestion last nights? that s a really good question that last nights? that s a really good question that others last nights? that s a really good question that others have - last nights? that s a really good question that others have been | question that others have been posing for. i think even before we saw this letter, there was frustration that they are parts of the labour party thought sir keir starmer was not a fleet of foot enoughin starmer was not a fleet of foot enough in response to this attack from rishi sunak. he took 25 minutes to start quibbling about some of the assumptions about the treasury and
He has also asked alvin bragg and that prosecutor to come in for a june 13th hearing of the select subcommittee on the weaponization of federal government. they are trying to make an example of alvin bragg, and they are going to torment him if nothing less, between now and november. chuck, david graham, at the atlantic had a really interesting piece, arguing if it matters if the prosecution against president trump was politico, and he says because trump s defenders are understood willing to argue that he didn t falsify records, or that it shouldn t be a crime, he argues they are actually arguing that he should get a pass on crimes, they view as minor because he s a political figure. the american justice system is never held that someone should be immune for repercussions for their actions or behavior simply because they re a politician. he says, this is what the republicans are arguing here. so when the republicans go after or promise to go after democrats, and say ag, state ags