justin trudeau, as well as others, will attend a ceremony to remember the heroism of the allied troops. thank you, i know you will keep us updated on events there in normandy. grateful for that update. we updated on events there in normandy. gratefulfor that update. we now have continuing coverage of events on both sides of the channel. let s bring you up to date with all the election 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 televised election debate. 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 having been costed by the independent civil service. labour said the figure was a lie , but this afternoon the tories insisted they stood by their claim. this report from our political
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
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rates, is that not the reality? what happened last week rates, is that not the reality? what happened last week was rates, is that not the reality? what happened last week was a - rates, is that not the reality? wusgt happened last week was a reaction to the trust government. liz truss government. if you looked at what happened over bond yields in that period, when she preannounced her corporation tax captain, we didn t see a big change, it was during the mini budget, across the world there was a clear understanding of what on earth she was doing. she didn t have a democratic mandate. she had sacked a democratic mandate. she had sacked a senior treasury civil servant and refused to look at economic forecasts. that does not give anybody faith that she was competent. that competency premium has fallen further back down since she left office. it was a reaction to incompetency. we take a hard headed look at the finances and say, ok, where can i get a return? that is the best way forwar