‘Hang your head in shame!’ Lee Anderson demands Rachel Reeves’s resignation after Labour tax rises: ‘Lied through their teeth’

Speaking to Mark Dolan, Lee hit out at Reeves and said Labour have already u-turned on a cornerstone manifesto pledge.

“It’s just lies. 14 years of getting ready for government, they have been banging on about austerity and tax and three weeks after being elected, what have they done?”, he asked.

“They have taken £400 off pensioners for the Winter Fuel Allowance, they have reneged on the £300 saving on energy bills, they’re giving billions away to foreign countries after agreeing to this complete lunacy on this net zero journey.

“They’ve just told the public a complete pack of lies. I’ve had pensioners contacting me this week absolutely furious.

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“Some that voted Labour are telling me they will never vote Labour again. The trust has gone. Rachel Reeves should hang her head in shame and apologise to the British public and resign.”

Reeves has ruled out raising taxes on working people including VAT (value added tax), income tax and National Insurance.

Labour may seek to bolster income by raising capital gains tax or reducing pension tax relief.

Lee raged at the possibility of Labour upping the financial burden on pensioners, branding it an “absolute disgrace”.

He was then challenged by GB News’s Mark Dolan about the previous government of which he was a part of which Labour has blamed for the country’s financial woes.

“They made promises during the election they would not raise taxes”, he said.

“They said they would not stop the winter fuel allowance and look what they’ve done.

“They’re going to hit the poorest. All they have done in the first three weeks of government is attack our pensioners, who have put a shift in for the past 50 years. It’s an absolute disgrace.”

The Treasure said there will be “further difficult decisions on tax and spending” coming in autumn.

A spokesperson said: “The chancellor has not committed to any tax rises not already in the manifesto and has committed to not increasing National Insurance, VAT or income tax.”