Labour warns that the Tory manifesto is a costly panic attack with unfunded promises, claiming it could add £4,800 to mortgages. Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves criticizes the Conservative plan as a desperate wishlist of unfunded promises, leading to a potential mortgage increase. However, fact-checkers warn that the claim is speculative and based on assumptions.
A claim made by Rachel Reeves that the Tory manifesto would increase mortgages by over £4,000 is "very speculative" and based on "multiple assumptions", a leading charity has said. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/MxczQ9sKej
In short, here's what's wrong with Rachel Reeves' claim that the Conservatives manifesto made £71 billion worth of unfunded policy pledges and that this will 'mean £4,800 on your mortgage'... 1⃣ the Conservative manifesto has not made '£71 billion' of unfunded policy pledges.… https://t.co/mUYWiKzWe2
Rachel Reeves' Tory manifesto mortgage claim 'very speculative', warns Full Fact. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/5H4wlCLa1A
New: A claim made by Rachel Reeves that the Tory manifesto would increase mortgages by over £4,000 is "very speculative" and based on "multiple assumptions", @FullFact has warned https://t.co/2sQ5Qn4an5
Will the Conservatives’ plan mean higher mortgages? @PGMcNamara asks Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves if she’s “being honest with voters” when she says the Conservatives’ manifesto will add £4,800 to mortgages. https://t.co/TkS3bFHQEw
£4,800 more on your mortgage. That is the cost of the Conservatives' manifesto because the money is not there. https://t.co/u41gSwpXPu
"I want to address directly the cost of the Conservative Party manifesto. The money is not there, and it will mean £4,800 on your mortgage." Shadow Chancellor @RachelReevesMP gives a speech as she reacts to the Conservative Party manifesto https://t.co/XD5LcVvtyc 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/qIeRUE9TvD
🚨 BREAKING: Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, hits back at the Conservative pledges. 'A desperate wishlist of unfunded promises from a weak Prime Minister.' https://t.co/byOSUrRPDE
And here’s @RachelReevesMP’s response to #ToryManifesto Their top line: “Conservative plan WILL mean £4,800 more on your mortgage” Although by bottom line of page 2 “WILL” is downgraded to “COULD” https://t.co/anLzdftIW9
Speaking at a press conference in London, Rachel Reeves responds to Tory manifesto: "The Conservatives are gaslighting you, and no one will believe their claims." She says there are £71bn of unfunded promises which would result in £4,800 increase in cost of average mortgage.
Rachel Reeves calls the Tory Manifesto ‘a desperate wish list’ https://t.co/3lkgmolp8x
WATCH LIVE: The Conservatives' manifesto is a desperate wishlist of unfunded promises. https://t.co/729L3BqcWL
You can’t trust any Tory promise in their manifesto - it will be the most expensive panic attack in history. And the simple truth is their pledges cannot be funded nor any savings found. The money isn’t there. https://t.co/0sg7hK5vrY
Tory manifesto will be 'most expensive panic attack in history', Labour warns https://t.co/oO3JNwv0Q0