Labour-Tory tax row rumbles on, as Greens launch NHS plans – BBC News

June 6, 2024

Summary

A row about tax between Labour and the Conservatives continues after Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of lying during their TV debate
The Conservative leader had claimed that Labour would raise taxes by £2,000 – and that “independent Treasury officials” had costed the figure
Starmer said the PM was “lashing out and resorting to lies”, while the Tories said Labour was “throwing stones from a house made from the thinnest of glass”
They and other party leaders – including the SNP’s John Swinney and Reform UK’s Nigel Farage – are in Normandy today commemorating D-Day
Meanwhile, the Green Party are launching their plans for the NHS today, promising £20bn in capital investment for hospital buildings and medical equipment
It’s also been announced that Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross will stand for a Westminster seat at the election, having previously said he wouldn’t