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Letter from senior official says ministers were told not to present their costings as produced by civil serviceUK politics live – latest updatesA senior Treasury official warned Tory ministers not to say civil servants were behind their claim that a Labour government would increase taxes by £2,000.Rishi Sunak reiterated the claim throughout his ITV head-to-head debate with Keir Starmer, claiming “independent Treasury officials” had costed Labour’s policies “and they amount to a £2,000 tax rise for everyone”. He is expected to use the attack line during the election campaign. Continue reading…
Letter from senior official says ministers were told not to present their costings as produced by civil service
UK politics live – latest updates
A senior Treasury official warned Tory ministers not to say civil servants were behind their claim that a Labour government would increase taxes by £2,000.
Rishi Sunak reiterated the claim throughout his ITV head-to-head debate with Keir Starmer, claiming “independent Treasury officials” had costed Labour’s policies “and they amount to a £2,000 tax rise for everyone”. He is expected to use the attack line during the election campaign.
