Labour has clarified its stance on council tax bands, with Shadow Paymaster General Jonathan Ashworth stating on TimesRadio that a Labour government will not change council tax bands. This follows previous ambiguity, including comments from Wes Streeting, who did not rule out council tax rises or re-evaluations but emphasized that no income tax, NICs, or VAT hikes were planned. Ashworth's statement aligns with remarks from Rachel Reeves, who has also indicated on NickFerrariLBC that there will be no council tax re-banding under Labour.
Breaking: Labour is now saying explicitly that it will not revalue council tax bands having repeatedly ducked the question over the past week Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow paymaster general, tells @TimesRadio that council tax bands will not be changed under Labour. He says…
“We're not changing council tax bands." Shadow paymaster general @JonAshworth promises council tax bands will not change under a Labour government. 📻 https://t.co/AWdQcix40v @StigAbell | #TimesRadio https://t.co/spwQydN3KC
“We're not changing council tax bands." Shadow attorney general @JonAshworth promises council tax bands will not change under a Labour government. 📻 https://t.co/AWdQcix40v @StigAbell | #TimesRadio https://t.co/rtJgevxrMM
After Wes Streeting couldn't do yesterday, Jonathan Ashworth tells @NickFerrariLBC "We have said there will be no council tax rebanding. We are not going to do council tax re-banding, Rachel Reeves has been clear on that." In the FT interview today - Reeves doesn't *quite* rule…
Wes Streeting fails to rule out council tax rises/re-evaluations. Once again repeats line about no income tax/NICs/VAT hikes. Says nothing in manifesto requires tax rises, but doesn't offer the same cast-iron pledge to @bbclaurak