Keir Starmer: Labour would reverse cut to top income tax rate

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.

I’m watching the Labour Files. Can’t wait for the BBC report on the Labour Files.

So he happy to pay more tax yeh right I don’t think so

And that's why they will never run this country !!!

Is he gonna check with the OBR first?

Tax is a good thing. There. I said it for you. It pays for all the things we need & share as a country. Cutting taxes closes libraries, social services, and harms emergency services. Of course if you’re private school & BUPA you probably don’t care about the rest of your country.

What a parlous state British politics is now in. The last Labour gang was a bunch of clowns led by a lunatic and is not a valid alternative. Britain needs a whole new centre-right party, possibly Reform. Hurry up Ms Truss!

We he would say that and now may lose any chance of winning an election

What about fracking?

labour : 'CUT TAXES PEOPLE CANT AFFORD IT' also labour 'I WOULD REVERSE TAX CUTS'.

No he wouldn't

God this man is worse than Corbyn!

Soooo...no one talking about the Chancellor lying directly to camera about his budget NOT favouring high earners? No? No one? A lie is now allowed to pass is it? So, what's the point of caring anylonger. Grow a set!

Of course they would. They always do the opposite of the tories. Nothing new

Whoopie flipping do what about doing their jobs to help the folk struggling with the rip off power bills

90% of income tax in the UK is paid by the top 50% of taxpayers & 1% of those, the wealthy disproportionately pay 34% of tax, the reality is their taxes that builds Hospitals, Schools, funds the NHS & funds a benefits system that helps the poor-but hey labour doesn't value that

Starmer a Europhile but when it comes to top rate of income tax he thinks we should pay more than any other country in EU why is that?.

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