'Don’t surrender to Starmer’s tax rises', Sunak warns in BBC general election debate

Rishi Sunak has warned the public not to “surrender” to Labour’s tax rises in his final televised election debate against Sir Keir Starmer before polling day.

The Prime Minister made reference to The Telegraph’s report that Darren Jones, the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, said Labour’s target for decarbonising the economy will cost “hundreds of billions” of pounds.

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“Just go online, go to The Telegraph website, because we’ve just found a recording that they have put out there from the deputy chancellor from the Labour Party, admitting that their plans will cost hundreds of billions of pounds,” Mr Sunak said.

“Hundreds of billions to anyone, all of you, thousands of pounds of tax rises. That’s why I say Keir Starmer, the Labour Party, are not being straight with you, so do not surrender to their tax rises.”

The 75-minute head-to-head was moderated by Mishal Husain, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme. The Prime Minister and the Labour leader took questions from a live studio audience.

[edgar-valentine]

Actions speak louder than words! VOTE REFORM

[geoffrobinson]

Typically handbags at dawn again. These two are hopeless

[zcydssh]

Sunak - the answer is Rwanda, One person so far...

[lindsaymarydavis]

The Hypocrisy from Sunak is astonishing!!
He's right about Starmer, of course, but he needs to take a good hard look at what he and his Party have done to the British People over the last 14 years.
He'll never own up, or admit it, of course.

[zingo]

starmer ( starver) could not answer a direct question... sick of mp's doing this... sorry won't get my vote

[derekwhyle]

I’m a pensioner and along with many others I’m already paying income tax on my state pension. The root cause of this is Sunak government’s freeze of tax thresholds. If the liar in chief and his aides bothered to learn how the state pension works they would see this is a plain fact for many with SERPS/SSP components in their pension payments. He’s a low human being.

[dwsg]

Hahaha didn't need Farage there they dismantled themselves without him

[greatscott]

Doesn't matter because WE ARE ALL VOTING REFORM

[Matt-ybon]

Shut up Rishi, we're all voting Reform

[drasticplasticaustin]

It's totally wrong that Sunak and Starmer have had separate two leader debates when they should have had to verbally wrestle it out with the other leaders. How can this kind of set up possibly be justified?

[mottogreen]

Sunak is not lieing about Labour policy on Green agenda or boaders. Starmer a grift coming.

[yippeeki-yay]

Can't wait to" own nothing and be Happy" under kier Stalin.

[lookinvideo]

Nice, balanced little edit, heavily biased tho

[yuglesstube]

How can anyone cur taxes. Havenr they seen the books?

[Tzhz]

And they didn't allow the leader of the opposition to be present because after 5 minutes he'd have 50% of starmers vote share.

[BYAIREAL]

We have a broken country of course it will cost billions to fix, but who broke all this in the first place? Your


If we have to pay to secure our countries future then we are more than happy to do that.

- better public scools
- less waiting times in the nhs
- can get drs appointments
- can get a dentist appointment
- A&E Actually working
- more nhs staff
- higher wages
- increased military spending
- more emergency workers
- better wayer quality
- cleaner beaches and less sewage

- the rich gettint taxed more finally is the cherry on the cake

[Randomer]

Have conservatives not raised taxes 26 times

[xavierhucklenbruch]

I am voting Labour... sunak is not the man to lead us any more ..

[yescenehai]

Jimmy Saville is about to become next PM

[christhompson]

They won’t debate Farage because he would embarrass them both, neither of them have had one debate with him.