Keir Starmer has flatly rejected claims that Rachel Reeves misled voters about Britain’s public finances, insisting the £16 billion hit from higher debt interest costs means Labour inherited anything but an “easy starting point.”
In a fiery interview, the Prime Minister said: “I don’t accept [having] £16bn less than you otherwise would have had shows you’ve got an easy starting point.”
Starmer also turned fire on the Tories, questioning why the independent Office for Budget Responsibility never conducted a full review of the books during fourteen years of Conservative government.
The clash comes as Labour battles persistent accusations of a pre-election “conspiracy of silence” over the true state of the public finances.
