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RISHI Sunak opened up a new front in the tax war tonight — demanding Labour match a fresh election pledge to stop family homes being targeted.As the gloves came off, the incredulous Labour leader branded Mr Sunak a “liar” for making the claim on Tuesday’s TV debate.But the PM stressed the position again, warning that a £38.5billion black hole in Labour’s spending plans would force them to raid household budgets.
“He needs to find £2,094 from every working household and come clean with voters instead of ranting and raving about his own policies.” The official statistics watchdog said it was looking into whether the claims were misleading, while Sir Keir even accused Mr Sunak of breaking the ministerial code by lying.
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