Labour would reverse cut to top income tax rate, says leader Keir Starmer
But the Labour mayor for Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, said his party should commit to scrapping income tax cuts to both the basic and top rate.
"Something has happened in the Labour Party this year, which is the hope of a Labour government has turned into a belief in a Labour government," he said.Tax looks set to be one of the key political issues in the run up to the next general election. But he is accepting another part of the government's tax-cutting plan; reducing the basic rate of income tax by a penny from next year.Sir Keir wants the political battle to be over whether it's right to give the highest earners a tax cut at a time when many households are struggling with the cost of living.The political battle lines are being drawn.
Pushed whether he would support people going on strike if pay rises did not match inflation, Sir Keir said strikes were "a last resort" and he could understand how people were driven to industrial action when they were struggling to pay their bills.
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