In a heated BBC Panorama interview, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak clashed with Nick Robinson over his tax policies. Robinson accused Sunak of misleading the public with a £2,000 tax rise figure for Labour, which has been criticized by the Treasury, the UK statistics authority, and the former head of the civil service. Sunak defended his stance, stating that taxes are being cut, despite the nation's tax burden being forecast to rise to a near-record level. Robinson also referred to Sunak as a 'quinoa salad' during the exchange. The interview highlighted the impact of Sunak's policies, with 3.7 million more people paying income tax for the first time and 2.7 million more paying higher rate tax due to the freezing of income tax thresholds. The discussion occurred as Sir Keir Starmer refused to rule out capital gains tax rises.
'You Cut And Run': Rishi Sunak Clashes With BBC's Nick Robinson In Tetchy TV Interview https://t.co/v75NZbXmNP
Rishi Sunak persists with the misleading £2094 Labour tax figure. An...interesting...choice, as Nick Robinson points out it's been criticised by the boss of the Treasury, the chair of the UK statistics authority and the former head of the civil service. #Panorama https://t.co/IsF6LmQUDx
On #BBCPanorama Rishi Sunak said: “Taxes are being cut.” While National Insurance contributions have been reduced, the nation’s so-called ‘tax burden’ is high, and forecast to rise to a near-record level. #GE24 (1/2) https://t.co/sP4JuqVHha
"3.7 million more people will pay income tax for the first time because of your policies. 2.7 million extra people will pay higher rate tax because of your policies." Rishi Sunak extremely tetchy when questioned on income tax threshold freezing by Nick Robinson #Panorama https://t.co/b5hhbnT6eI
Nick Robinson: You produce a figure(£2k) criticised by the boss of the Treasury, by the UK statistics authority & former head of the Civil Service.. yet you come to this interview & repeat something they all say is misleading Rishi Sunak: "It's right.. " 👀 #panorama https://t.co/NoCoCZfpMI
Rishi Sunak is being interviewed by the BBC’s Nick Robinson as Sir Keir Starmer refuses to rule out capital gains tax rises. This story is free to read 🔓 Tap below to read the latest updates ⬇️ https://t.co/DhqQT7xFuZ
'You Cut And Run': Rishi Sunak Clashes With BBC's Nick Robinson In Tetchy TV Interview https://t.co/RznXvBuTb9
🚨 NEW: Rishi Sunak pushes back in a heated exchange after the BBC's Nick Robinson accuses him of "having a bit of a nerve" to claim Labour will put up taxes #panorama https://t.co/NiixTMN3p8
Cut thru https://t.co/TYJsFFpOSG
Rishi Sunak is getting a little bit… tetchy with Nick Robinson in being challenged about his tax calculations for Labour.
On #BBCPanorama, Rishi Sunak repeated his claim that families would face a £2,000 tax rise under Labour. As we’ve said before this figure is unreliable and based on a number of questionable assumptions. Our full analysis 👇 #GE24 https://t.co/dbgehPzikL
Nick Robinson accuses Rishi Sunak of being a "quinoa salad" in BBC Panorama interview