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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar and Aubrey Allegretti

Keir Starmer vows to reinstate top rate of income tax to fund public services

Keir Starmer at the Labour party conference
Keir Starmer at the Labour party conference. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA

Keir Starmer is seeking to draw new battle lines with Liz Truss by vowing to reinstate the top rate of income tax and ploughing the ensuing billions into the NHS and other public services.

The Guardian understands that Labour will set out in more detail on Monday how it would use the money raised from reversing the abolition of the 45p rate outlined by the chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, in Friday’s mini-budget.

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