'Your figure is just wrong' BBC host fact-checks McDonnell over £100billion tax claim

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BBC host embarrasses JohnMcDonnell by fact-checking him over £100billion tax claim

John McDonnell claimed £100billion has been “given away” in tax cuts, “largely” to corporations and the wealthy. Buthost Justin Webb contested the figure, pointing out the Institute for Fiscal Studies saying there has only been a reduction in the “headline rate of corporation tax”.

 

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