Sir Keir Starmer has hit back at claims that he may be unable to deliver on his tax and spending commitments.The Labour leader said; "I don't accept the proposition that the economy cannot be better than it is now, and a lot of the forecasts are on the basis that we can't improve - I don't accept that." It comes as the Institute for Fiscal Studies director Paul Johnson has said that both the Labour and Conservative manifestos are not fully costed, and that huge decisions over the size and shape

Sir Keir Starmer has hit back at claims that he may be unable to deliver on his tax and spending commitments.The Labour leader said; "I don't accept the proposition that the economy cannot be better than it is now, and a lot of the forecasts are on the basis that we can't improve - I don't accept that." It comes as the Institute for Fiscal Studies director Paul Johnson has said that both the Labour and Conservative manifestos are not fully costed, and that huge decisions over the size and shape of the state will need to be taken by the next government.