for tax cuts now? sir keir said scrapping the 45p top rate of income tax was wrong. it is hugely risky, it s hugely divisive and i would reverse it. and would you support the government cutting the basic rate of income tax from from 20p down to 19p? yes, i ve long made the argument that we should reduce the tax burden on working people. but not everyone here agrees with all of that and, this morning, labour s mayor for greater manchester, andy burnham, said the basic rate of income tax should be kept where it is. tax is now a major battleground in politics and, this morning, the conservative chancellor suggested he wasn t done yet. there s more to come. we ve only been here 19 days. i want to see, over the next year, people retain more of their income, because i believe that it s the british people that are going to drive this economy. this is a labour party feeling pretty chipper. yes, there are activists and union leaders arguing the leadership should be standing squarely behind
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