Some quotes from post-PMQs Labour lobby 'huddle'... Keir Starmer's spokesperson confirms: "We’re not calling for compulsory wearing of masks in offices."
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Starmer's spokesperson says it is "deeply, deeply worrying" that the Prime Minister hasn't read the report on the risks of a second wave. "It is deeply concerning that the Prime Minister hasn’t even bothered to read it."
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Asked whether Labour backs an increase in capital gains tax (being considered by Treasury) Starmer's spox says: "It’s the Chancellor’s responsibility to make sure that the economy bounces back from the crisis... We’ll look at any proposals that the government puts forward."
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Starmer's spox added: "We’re not calling for tax rises, we’re calling for growth. It’s for the government to set out how it’s going to pay for the proposals it’s put forward."
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Asked why Lloyd Russell-Moyle has not been sacked, Starmer's spokesperson says: "Lloyd made this apology at the weekend and has promised to reach out to the Jewish Labour Movement, and that’s the right thing to do."
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Pressed on wealth tax and Starmer leadership campaign pledge to increase income tax for the top 5% of earners, spokesperson would only say that Labour's "final tax plans will be set out in our manifesto at the next election".
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Asked about Clive Lewis saying that "Keirism" needs to be more defined, the Labour leader's spokesperson said: "There is four years until the next election. That’s plenty of time to set out Keirism."
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