UK’s Starmer says ‘wealth creation’ top priority in pitch to voters
Al Jazeera
Labour Party leader rules out any rise in income tax, for national insurance or VAT.
The UK’s opposition leader Keir Starmer has pledged to make wealth creation the top priority of his government in a pre-election pitch to voters.
Speaking ahead of the release of the Labour Party’s election manifesto on Thursday, Starmer said he would prioritise economic growth and not raise taxes.
“We will not raise tax on working people. That means no tax rises for income tax, for national insurance, for VAT [value-added tax],” Starmer said on Wednesday during a leaders’ debate hosted by Sky News.
“The manifesto tomorrow will be a manifesto, a plan, for wealth creation,” Starmer added. “Now you may not hear a Labour leader say that very often, but for me, that is the most important thing.”
Starmer, a former human rights lawyer-turned-prosecutor, is widely expected to win next month’s election after 14 years of Conservative Party rule.
