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Working people pay price for Labour councils - PM

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Vincent
Published date18 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
During PMQs, Mr Sunak said taxes controlled by Labour - including in Wales, London and Birmingham - were indicative of what the party would do in government

Referring to Birmingham council, the Prime Minister stated: "what Labour has done to Birmingham the Conservatives will never let them do to Britain."

Responding to calls from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer during PMQs to reveal how the Tories would fund a £46 billion plan to scrap national insurance, Mr Sunak said: "We've just cut taxes by £900 for a typical worker, we've delivered the biggest tax cut for businesses since the 1980s, but while we're cutting taxes Labour is already putting them up.

"In Wales putting up taxes right now for small businesses, in Birmingham putting up council tax by 21%, in London his mayor has put up taxes by 70% and this is just a glimpse of what they'd do if they got in power, a few weeks ago he finally admitted it to The Sun, what did he say he would do? I quote, he said 'we would put up taxes.' .

"It's always the same, higher taxes and working people paying the price."

Later in the session, Conservative MP Andy Carter (Warrington South) said the Labour-run council in Warrington had amassed a nearly...

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