During the recent ITV debate, Penny Mordaunt, representing the Conservative Party, criticized Labour's tax policies, claiming they would tax healthcare professionals and education by charging VAT on private schools. Mordaunt also asserted that Labour has no workforce or industrial strategy and suggested they would need to raise taxes to address a £38.5 billion budget deficit. Angela Rayner from Labour countered by emphasizing Labour's plans to grow the economy through investment in green technology and poverty eradication. Carla Denyer questioned Rayner on Labour's U-turns, while Stephen Flynn criticized the Conservative government. The debate highlighted significant differences in economic strategies between the two parties.
Penny Mordaunt was once widely touted as a future Tory leader. These two 7-way debates should have killed off that talk. Dire. #ITVdebate
Penny Mordaunt there, courageously standing up for the very richest people who make their income from capital gains. An extra 700,000 children living in poverty, more families homeless than ever before and this is the Tories' priority. #ITVdebate
🚨 NEW: Carla Denyer asks Angela Rayner which of Labour's U-turns she is most proud of Rayner says Labour will grow the economy to invest in green technology and eradicating poverty Denyer: "Don't really feel like that answered my question" #ITVdebate https://t.co/vOaqaRZRFG
Voters may think it is pretty rich, excuse the pun, for Conservative Penny Mordaunt to be taking about tax having been in government for years.. #ITVDebate #generalelection
Julie Etchingham: "The IFS says this is the worst parliament on record for those on average incomes" Penny Mordaunt: [Scaremongers about Labour] Stephen Flynn: "I'll tell you what people cannot afford; another day of Conservative government" #ITVdebate
Penny Mordaunt puts this to Angela Rayner, who also doesn't answer the question. https://t.co/iqmDPPwd7w
Interesting that the Tories are energetically pinging out 'running commentary' WhatsApp lines to back Penny Mordaunt and criticise other parties. Labour is not bothering. #ITVDebate
Mordaunt claims Labour will have to put tax up to plug ‘£38.5bn black hole’ 🚨 Follow the latest updates on our live blog as the #ITVDebate continues: https://t.co/dkBHKGv4lx
'You've had 14 years.' 'And you've had 14 years in power!' @AngelaRayner and @PennyMordaunt clash over record #ITVDebate https://t.co/ISs0LQ3uOd https://t.co/JmH4eWVZek
🔴 Labour has only declared a quarter of the taxes they plan to put up, says Penny Mordaunt #ITVDebate https://t.co/RB8RXHpBKn
The more politicians say, "We've got a plan", "We've got a strategy" the less they seem to have one. If you listened to Penny Mordaunt they "have a plan" to put everything right. Ever so odd they haven't implemented any of these fantasy plans in 14 years. #ITVdebate
🚨 NEW: Penny Mordaunt says Labour has "no workforce strategy, no industrial strategy..." Angela Rayner: "Are you talking to me or Rishi?" #ITVdebate https://t.co/F6QKySY7nN
🚨 NEW: Penny Mordaunt says it's "unbelievable" and "crazy" that Labour wants to "tax education" by charging VAT on private schools "Class sizes will go up" #ITVdebate
🚨 NEW: Penny Mordaunt claims Labour will "tax health care professionals" #ITVdebate