throughout the day tomorrow. let s return now to the general election. the uk official statistics regulator is looking into claims by the conservatives that families would face a £2000 tax hike under a labour government. rishi sunak made the assertion repeatedly during last night s to be the fate sing independent treasury officials had calculated the figure. the abuse he has seen a letter from the chief civil servant which contradicts the prime minister s statement. labour set the claim was a lie. this afternoon torres insisted that they stood by their claim. secure storm had this to say. we stood by their claim. secure storm had this to say. stood by their claim. secure storm had this to say. we have been very clear throughout had this to say. we have been very clear throughout that had this to say. we have been very clear throughout that all had this to say. we have been very clear throughout that all of - had this to say. we have been very clear throughout that all of our -
resorting. it was a insights of his character, to lies. i don t see that lately. two lies about labour s plans about health waiting lists, about attacks. lies from the prime minister. after last night, i think it is really important to appreciate that the choice at the next election is even more important because it is a choice between more of this chaos, division and now lies and turning the page and rebuilding with labour. conservatives richard graham says conservatives still has questions on tax. i conservatives still has questions on tax. ., ~ ., conservatives still has questions on tax. 4 ., , conservatives still has questions on tax. ~ ., , ., ., , tax. i don t know exactly how many fiuures tax. i don t know exactly how many figures came tax. i don t know exactly how many figures came from tax. i don t know exactly how many figures came from the tax. i don t know exactly how many figures came from the labour- tax. i don t know exactly how manyj figures came from the labo
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
germany, and those people that crossed the channel didn t know what to expect but their actions had such an amazing effect. an amazing effect. thank you, we will be back an amazing effect. thank you, we will be back with an amazing effect. thank you, we will be back with you an amazing effect. thank you, we will be back with you a an amazing effect. thank you, we will be back with you a little - will be back with you a little later. those events taking place on both sides of the channel, today in portsmouth and went much of this moves to normandy across the channel in the coming days. we will have full coverage for you here on bbc news. the conservatives have defended a key accusation about labour s tax plans which rishi sunak used repeatedly against sir keir starmer in last night s first it comes after a letter from the most senior treasury civil servant said the claim that labour policies would amount to a £2,000 tax rise on households should not be presented as havi
it s a letter from the treasury s top civil servant obtained exclusively by the bbc. it says the civil service wasn t involved in the production or presentation of the conservative party s tax claims, that the calculations go beyond what the treasury s provided and shouldn t be presented as having been produced by the civil service. well, as rishi sunak, who lied 12 times in the debate last night about labour s tax plans, the truth is, it s the conservatives that have taken the tax burden to the highest it s been in 70 years. that is the conservatives record and their legacy. so what s going on here? well, the conservatives asked the treasury to cost policies they claim labour will pursue. those calculations have then been included in a tory party dossier to reach the £2,000 figure. so it s not a treasury number, it s an extrapolation that is soaked in the politics of this election. a cloudy picture, but rishi sunak