Keir Starmer attempts to define ‘working people’ tax pledge

Sir Keir Starmer has attempted to define who “working people” are, amid renewed scrutiny of his tax plans ahead of next week’s Budget.

Labour promised at the general election not to increase taxes on working people – but the party did not define who it had in mind.

The government is looking at increasing tax on asset sales, such as shares and property, freezing income tax thresholds, and changes to inheritance tax.

The prime minister insists working people will not be hit by these changes – but he has struggled to define who exactly he is seeking to protect from tax rises.

The Conservatives have accused Labour of “reinventing” what counts as a working person, as the Budget approaches.

In an interview during a Commonwealth leaders’ summit, the prime minister was asked whether those who work, but get additional income from assets such as shares or property, would count as working people.

He replied that they “wouldn’t come…