The Prime Minister also sidestepped calls to explain how he would fund his ambition to scrap national insurance contributions altogether.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said Sir Keir Starmer should spend less time reading Liz Truss’s new book and instead focus on Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner’s tax advice
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has faced scrutiny about whether she paid the right amount of tax on the 2015 sale of her council house Mr Sunak sidestepped calls to say whether such a policy would hit the NHS, the state pension or result in income tax rises. “I was right then but I am also right now when I say that his economic policies would be a disaster for Britain.”
He added: “I notice he’s not denying the £46 billion promise to scrap national insurance but is refusing to say where the money will come from.”
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