how that £2000 figure is generated. the tories have added up what they say are the net cost of labour public spending commitments over the next four years and have come to any curated sum of £38.5 billion. they have divided that figure by the number of households in the uk with one person working at least, 18 million and that produces the figure of £2000. but this morning a letter emerge from the chief civil servant at the treasury written on the 3rd ofjune which casts further doubt on the basis of that figure. it says the basis of that figure. it says the £38 billion figure used by the conservative party s publication conservative pa rty s publication uses conservative party s publication uses costs beyond those produced by the civil service and published online by hm treasury. any costings derived from other sources are produced by other organisations should not be presented as having been produced by the civil service. and finally, i have reminded ministers and advisers they sho
and published by the party today, that very same senior civil servant says politely that claim is rubbish. he writes that it includes costs beyond those provided by the civil service and published online by hm treasury. any costings derived from other sources should not be presented as having been produced by the civil service. i have reminded ministers and advisers that this should be the case . a prime minister with his back against the wall, desperately trying to defend 1a years of failure, resorting and it was a flash of his character, an insight into his character to lies. and i don t say that lightly. the political aftershocks of last night s debate, as the arguments get angrier. we will speak to chris in a moment. bbc verify s nick eardley has been looking into the figures
this sacred ground was illuminated in honour of the day s dead. because it is their bravery that changed the course of the war and reshaped the future of our world. danjohnson, bbc news, portsmouth. the election campaign has seen a bitter row breaking out with the labour leader sir keir starmer accusing rishi sunak of lying about labour s tax plans during last night s tv debate. mr sunak said that labour s policies would result in a £2,000 tax rise for every working family a figure he said had been worked out by impartial civil servants. but a top treasury official has said that it is not the case. in a moment, we ll look at how the conservatives arrived at that figure but first here s our political editor chris mason. on last night s tv debate, rishi sunak said this. higher taxes, £2,000 worth of higher
and first of two days of commemerations in europe to mark the 80 years anniversary of the normandy landings. good evening, a day is a long time in politics. this morning the front pages brough some brief respite to the conservatives. snap polls suggesting that it was rishi sunak who had come out on top in the first leadership debate of the campaign. the prime minister had referred several times in that debate to a so called independent assessment of labour s spending plans, which the tories suggest will mean every working family paying £2000 more in taxes. the prime minister said that was a figure that had been signed off by civil servants at the treasury. the only problem is it hadn t. the bbc has obtained a letter from the most senior civil servant in the treasury, the permanent secretary, james bowler who wrote to labour making clear the civil service had not been as involved as the conservativesclaimed.
he writes that it includes costs beyond those provided by the civil service and published online by hm treasury. any costings derived from other sources should not be presented as having been produced by the civil service. i have reminded ministers and advisers that this should be the case . a prime minister with his back against the wall, desperately trying to defend iii years of failure, resorting and it was a flash of his character, an insight into his character to lies. and i don t say that lightly. the political aftershocks of last night s debate, as the arguments get angrier. bbc verify s nick eardley has been looking into the figures. let s have a look at how the conservatives reached their number, how they reached their calculations. it was this, £38.5 billion black