Labour have 'ditched their election promises' and will raise taxes on working people | John Glen

"This Labour government, within three weeks, are ditching their election promises not to raise taxes - and working people will be affected."

Rachel Reeves has exaggerated the shortfall in the public finances in a bid to raise taxes, claims shadow paymaster general John Glen.

[rsmall]

I have been around long enough to know that there is no such creature as an honest politician. Each & every one of them, regardless of party, will say what they have to in order to gain the requisite votes, comfortably ignoring/forgetting what promises they made using excuses like "expediency" "best interest" etc.

[seancollins]

And wheres the £27bn that went missing unaccounted for during COVID,

[jimmeltonbradley]

Here's a surprise. A Tory spokesman on a Murdoch funded media outlet, criticising a Labour chancellor with speculation raised in yet another Murdoch funded outlet. I'm shocked (not at all).

[doncoldwell]

And how much tax has your owner avoided paying in the last 14 years? Maybe if people like him had paid their due the country wouldn't be in the shape it's in.

[Tigger-roo]

We have a 20bl black hole, but ed milliband has just promised 11 bil for foreign green energy..why should the uk citizens support that..seems our giv are soending money everywhere but the uk

[annahunt]

Sunak was right when he said Labour would raise taxes..Because he knew how bad things were and what a mess they had made of everything..I will never vote conservative again..annoyed at my own stupidity...😮

[Tom-njib]

Imagine being so gullible thinking Labour won’t raise taxes 🤣 Taking your money and spending it for you is literally what Labour have always done

[jacobadams]

Sly wording that, raise taxes > which will affect working people

Not raising tax on working people you’ll notice

[Biggest-ev]

£ 27bn yet still giving money to foreigners

[garethkalum]

Oh no, im so utterly shocked.
Wait, no im not.

[barriewilliams]

No worries. Labour voters knew they would be paying more taxes, and are quite willing to do so. They're just so happy that their party got into

[geralltwilliams]

Rwanda- £700million😮😮😮 The Times can jog on....

[francisorielly]

Broken their promises already. What a surprise! Never saw that coming. Isn't sarcasm wonderful!?

[swifty]

If im being perfectly honest, if a small rise in tax was enough to fix the collosal mess the country is in then id be all for it. But not if they are throwing money away on non tax payers. Tht would be my only issue.

[photoisca]

All this proves is that the Uniparty is a reality. In 2019 the Conservatives said they would fulfill the wishes of the electorate and promptly reneged. Labour promised the 15% of the population who voted for them to make their lives better and are now reversing their promises.

[Renegade]

If that 'no tax rise' BS was publicly broadcast or put in writing, then surely that is a legal contract?
I would look at suing the wankers.

[emmajones]

Disgraceful party never never have i voted for them
Liar's Liar's

[robinhard]

There was never any doubt that they would raise taxes in this way, all that we had to wait for was the excuse.

[reedchrisj]

Tory MP lies about labour, shock horror 😂

[badcarlos]

Tax rises for people like him are needed tbh