Shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth claimed Rishi Sunak 'lied' during ITV's General Election debate on Tuesday, after the Prime Minister accused Labour of plotting £2,000 tax increases.It comes as the Treasury's senior official has reminded ministers not to claim that civil servants were behind the Conservative claim that Labour's plans would cost more than £38 billion.Mr Sunak claimed that figure is based on work by Treasury civil servants.

Shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth claimed Rishi Sunak 'lied' during ITV's General Election debate on Tuesday, after the Prime Minister accused Labour of plotting £2,000 tax increases.It comes as the Treasury's senior official has reminded ministers not to claim that civil servants were behind the Conservative claim that Labour's plans would cost more than £38 billion.Mr Sunak claimed that figure is based on work by Treasury civil servants.