Labour and Tories clash on economy as both hint at tax cuts

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and the party’s candidate for Stafford Leigh Ingham campaign on the doorsteps

In an apparent bid to draw dividing lines with Labour, Mr Hunt used an interview with the Telegraph newspaper to dangle the prospect of a change to the current system. Speaking to reporters on the visit, she also suggested she wanted to cut taxes for “working people,” saying they should be “lower,” but insisted that “unlike the Tories” she would not make pledges she cannot keep.

“The Labour Party is a party that seeks to govern for the whole country on behalf of everyone’s interests and so it’s great that we are being front-page coverage on all different types of newspapers,” he told Sky News.The Tories responded by saying there was a clear choice between sticking to a “plan which is already working” or going “back to square one” with Labour.

Repeating his mantra that “stability is change”, the Labour leader told reporters: “The number one mission is to focus on the economy and grow the economy, and the first step towards that is to stabilise the economy.” Both leaders kicked off the third day of campaigning on familiar ground, with the Prime Minister in his constituency and Sir Keir embarking on another visit to a lower-league football club at Stafford Rangers.

“But no pneumonia yet, my suit on the other hand … I’m not quite sure what state it will be in when I get back down to London.” The Housing Secretary revealed he was bringing a political career spanning nearly two decades to an end, saying it was time to let “a new generation lead”.

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