Budget 2021: Keir Starmer backs delay in raising corporation tax

Labour leader says party would have put NHS and social care front and centre' of budget

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Keir Starmer has signalled that Labour will back plans to increase corporation tax from 2023, reiterating the party's opposition to immediate tax rises, which has caused a backlash from the left.

He criticised the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, for key omissions from the budget, saying a Labour chancellor would have put NHS investment and social care reform front and centre".