Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has advised current Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and his shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to maintain flexibility in raising UK taxation. Kinnock emphasized the importance of having room to maneuver on tax policies, citing the dynamic nature of fiscal regimes over time. This advice comes as Starmer declined to guarantee that fuel duty would not increase under a Labour government.
💰 Labour should leave room to raise taxes if needed, Neil Kinnock has suggested, as Sir Keir Starmer refused to rule out an increase in fuel duty. The former leader says ‘every government needs room to manoeuvre’ as Starmer refuses to rule out fuel du... https://t.co/QcnJ4Q1eHU
Labour needs space to move on UK taxes, ex-leader Kinnock says https://t.co/BBT9OftZJq via @EllenAMilligan https://t.co/XoItPhJ4wy
🚨 NEW: Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has warned Keir Starmer not to rule out too many tax rises, arguing that he needs "room to manoeuvre" to respond to future events [@Telegraph]
NEW from @EllenAMilligan: Neil Kinnock says Labour need room for manoeuvre to raise tax if needed >>>>> https://t.co/3grSi16gTH
Exclusive: Neil Kinnock tells me “every government needs room to manoeuvre” on tax, suggesting Labour should allow wriggle room to raise tax if needed. “5 years is a very long time in fiscal regime: Neither voters nor politicians can escape that reality” https://t.co/U1JQ0Zccvy
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and his shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, should leave themselves wriggle room to raise UK taxation if needed, former leader Neil Kinnock suggested https://t.co/nphliTUsCH
Sir Keir Starmer unable to guarantee that fuel duty won’t rise under Labour https://t.co/IKYB5ftPQx