Keir Starmer claims those with assets are not working people in biggest tax rise hint

Keir Starmer claims those with assets are not working people in biggest tax rise hint. Source: Sky News

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00:00OK, so for someone who works but gets their income from assets as well, such as shares

00:04of property, are they a working person?

00:06Well, they wouldn't come within my definition.

00:08So their taxes could go up?

00:10Yeah, I mean, you can probably give me any number of examples, and no, you're tagging

00:15a second question to the first, which is you're asking me for a definition of who's a working

00:18person, and then you're making assumptions about what your tax might be in relation to

00:21–

00:22The point is I could – we're running out of time, but I could go through fuel duty

00:24if you drive in a van.

00:26You could.

00:27You're a working person and you might put fuel duty up.

00:29You could go through that exercise, or you could ensure that people hear from me who

00:38I have in my mind's eye.

00:39People watching this will know whether they're in that group or not.

00:43Those people who work hard are anxious about whether they can make ends meet and know that

00:48should something happen to them and their family, they can't write a checkbook to get

00:51out of the problem.