How long will Labour's 'no additional taxes' promise last?
This Is Why
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🗓️ 28 May 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
But after pledging not to announce any new tax hikes and that Labour policies would be fully funded and costed, how she intends to pay for Labour's plan for the UK remains unclear.
Today on the Sky News Daily, Sophy Ridge speaks with our deputy political editor Sam Coates to discuss the woman hoping to be in charge of the public finances, and whether Labour will be able to please workers and businesses while delivering on a promise of "economic stability" at the same time.
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| 1:00.0 | Hello, you are listening to the Sky News Daily with me, Sophie Ridge, and today we're talking about the person who could be the first ever female chancellor. |
| 1:08.6 | Now, that is Rachel Reeves. She delivered her first keynote speech at the |
| 1:12.8 | campaign. It took place at Rolls-Royce factory in Derby. Now, Sky's deputy political editor, Sam Cates, |
| 1:18.3 | was there. He's rushed back to speak to me about Rachel Reeves. I am so interested about |
| 1:25.0 | all this, Sam. And part of the reason that I find Rachel Roo's so fascinating is because it feels to me, |
| 1:32.1 | so in many ways, she's the ideological driving force behind this potential next government. |
| 1:39.6 | She is such a force in Kirstana's Labour Party. |
| 1:43.0 | That's right. |
| 1:44.0 | I would love to see the conversations |
| 1:48.1 | between Keir Starma and Rachel Reeves. I would love to observe up close the power |
| 1:54.9 | dynamic between those two because we are back to having a duopoly at the top of a political party. |
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