wouldn t normally expect an opposition leader to talk about tax policy this far out from the general election but feeling that the government having done what it would do, having announced what it would do, having announced what it would do, the questions would just keep coming for labour, well what would you do in response miss it was better to clear up the issue now. not everyone agrees, she mentioned andy burnham, the elected mayor of greater manchester earlier today talking about reversing the basic rate cut in income tax. that is not the way the party leadership is going as confirmed by sir keir starmer this morning, clearing up that issue. what he hasn t said is how labour would pay for it, of course, because to you cut the basic rate of income tax you lose many billions of pounds in income from tax revenue for the government, and thatis tax revenue for the government, and that is a shortfall that needs to be made up elsewhere. this government is happy to borrow, will labour do t