Questions for Scottish Labour after Keir Starmer U-turns on core tax pledge

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Questions for Scottish Labour after Keir Starmer U-turns on core tax pledge
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LABOUR have been slammed on both sides of the political spectrum after they performed yet another U-turn, this time on the very first pledge Keir…

Keir Starmer speaks at a Labour campaign event in Rutherglen as Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar listens on

Reeves also ruled out an increase to the top rate of income tax – something which was pledge number one in Starmer’s now-infamousBoth policies were also promised in Scottish Labour's 2021 manifesto – opening up another potential divide with their UK bosses.

But the two top Labour figures have since had a change of heart. It is Starmer’s 60th U-turn in three years, according to the Conservatives. “I don’t have any spending plans that require us to raise £12 billion worth of money. So I don’t need a wealth tax or any of those things ... We have no plans for a wealth tax.”

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