Starmer refuses to rule out freeze on income tax thresholds ahead of Budget

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Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out freezing income tax thresholds at the Budget next week.The Prime Minister declined to answer numerous questions from Kemi Badenoch on the issue, which she said would be a breach of Labour’s manifesto.Rachel Reeves was branded the “clueless Chancellor” by the Conservative leader at Prime Minister’s Questions, as she warned of the “real anxiety” caused by speculation.

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00:00Mr Speaker, he says the budget is next week, but we read all about it in the papers.

00:12This is the first budget to unravel before it's even been delivered.

00:16The Chancellor's cluelessness, I'm afraid, is damaging the economy now.

00:21The Prime Minister needs to end this shambles.

00:24Can he confirm today that he won't break another promise by freezing income tax thresholds?

00:31The Prime Minister, the budget is one week today and we will lay out our plans.

00:35But what we won't do—I've said what we will do in terms of protecting the NHS and public services—

00:40what we won't do is inflict austerity on the country, as they did.

00:46What we won't do is inflict a borrowing spree like Liz Truss did, which also inflicted huge damage.

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