Sir Keir Starmer has declined to say he would stand by Labour's manifesto pledge not to raise VAT, income tax or national insurance in next month's Budget.The Prime Minister said the Government will "lay out our plans" at the November 26 statement, as he sought to blame the previous Tory government for worse-than-expected productivity forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

Sir Keir Starmer has declined to say he would stand by Labour's manifesto pledge not to raise VAT, income tax or national insurance in next month's Budget.The Prime Minister said the Government will "lay out our plans" at the November 26 statement, as he sought to blame the previous Tory government for worse-than-expected productivity forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).