Starmer says Sunak broke ministerial code with £2,000 Labour tax claim

Labour leader accuses PM of resorting to lies' in TV debate as election campaign turns bitter and personal

Rishi Sunak lied to the country and broke the ministerial code when he claimed Labour's spending plans would increase taxes by 2,000, Keir Starmer has said, as his party attempts to regain control of the election narrative.

Both Starmer and the shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, rounded on Sunak in an increasingly bitter and personal war of words, saying the prime minister's tactics during Tuesday night's TV debate showed he was dishonest under pressure.