Keir Starmer ‘planning to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit’ for budget tax hikes

Keir Starmer is reportedly planning to blame Brexit and Nigel Farage for expected tax increases in the upcoming budget. This strategy is being developed as Labour trails in the polls and follows reports from Treasury officials of a significant downgrade in the UK's productivity forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility. This downgraded forecast is expected to create a substantial shortfall in government revenue, necessitating a range of tax rises. Starmer's Labour party intends to argue that this economic downturn and the subsequent need for tax hikes are a direct consequence of Brexit, and will attribute responsibility to Nigel Farage for leading the campaign to leave the European Union.... download the app to read more