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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jane Dalton

Keir Starmer is ‘a working person’ so could be shielded from tax rises, chancellor admits

The prime minister is set to be among those people protected from tax rises in next week’s Budget, the chancellor has suggested.

Asked whether Sir Keir Starmer was defined as a working person, Rachel Reeves said: “The prime minister gets his income from going out to work and working for our country.”

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