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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Simon Walters and David Maddox

General election: Nation divided over Sunak’s ‘£2,000 tax rise under Labour’ claim, poll shows

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Voters are split over Rishi Sunak’s highly controversial claim in the TV debate with Sir Keir Starmer that Labour would put up taxes by £2,000 per person.

More than one in three (34 per cent) believe the prime minister was telling the truth, according to an exclusive poll for The Independent.

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