JASON GROVES: Sir Keir Starmer allowed the PM to land his first big blow by failing to challenge his claim Labour's plans will cost the average family £2,000 in extra tax.
The political truce put in place for the D-Day commemorations was shattered yesterday as Sir Keir Starmer climbed off a landing craft in Portsmouth and told reporters Rishi Sunak was a liar.Because the previous evening he had allowed the PM to land his first big blow of the election campaign by failing to challenge his claim Labour 's plans will cost the average family £2,000 in extra tax.
Keir Starmer with Portsmouth South candidate Stephen Morgan on board a second world war landing craft in Portsmouth Harbour The problem for Labour is that the £2,000 figure is not easily dismissed as a 'lie'. It is based on a document released by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in May following months of work by Treasury officials. The dossier analyses 27 tax and spending commitments made by Labour and identifies a 'black hole' of £38.5billion. The bill is equivalent to £2,094 per working household over four years.
Labour yesterday seized on a letter from Treasury Permanent Secretary James Bowler distancing his officials from the figures. Lord O'Donnell, who served as permanent secretary to the Treasury under Mr Brown, described the practice as 'one of the grubbiest processes I've ever been involved in'.
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