Labour is 'absolutely not' engaged in class war, Sir Keir Starmer insists

Labour is "absolutely not" engaged successful a people war, the premier curate has said.

Sir Keir Starmer was asked by Sky News' governmental exertion Beth Rigby if the changes to inheritance taxation and putting VAT connected backstage schoolhouse fees shows the caller authorities is looking to wage a "class war" connected wealthier people.

The premier curate said helium is "absolutely not" taking portion successful specified action.

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He was asked astir his presumption arsenic thousands of farmers protested successful Westminster implicit the changes to inheritance taxation - which Sir Keir said volition lone interaction a "typical" lawsuit with estates worthy much than £3m.

Labour reintroduced inheritance taxation connected cultivation properties successful its fund this year, with farmers capable to walk down onshore and assets tariff-free since the aboriginal 1990s.

Sir Keir said specified measures are indispensable to rise the funds for housing, schools and different nationalist services that are needed crossed the UK - including successful agrarian communities.

And helium said VAT connected backstage schools volition assistance wage for teachers and resources successful authorities education.

Rather than a people war, Sir Keir said his authorities is taking a "balanced approach" to "fill a achromatic hole" successful the nationalist finances.

He besides reiterated inheritance taxation connected farms is inactive lone 20% and payable implicit 10 years.

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On schools, Sir Keir said: "I bash cognize that radical watching this volition prevention hard to nonstop their kid to a backstage schoolhouse due to the fact that they deliberation that's the champion happening for their child.

"But each azygous genitor wants accidental and aspiration for their kid and up until now, we haven't had the close fig of teachers successful basal subjects similar maths, etc successful our authorities secondary schools. I'm not prepared to tolerate that for our authorities schools."

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