RUSHES: General Election 2024: Labour Party manifesto launch

General Election 2024: Labour Party manifesto launch; Part 15 ENGLAND: Manchester: Co-op HQ: INT Keir Starmer (Labour Leader) speech SOT. - "So I make no apologies for being careful with working peoples’ money, and no apologies for ruling out tax rises on working people. And this isn’t just the election, don’t think it’s just politics, this is an issue of conviction. I don’t believe it’s fair to raise taxes on working people when they’re already paying this much, particularly in a cost-of-living crisis. So let me spell it out. We will not raise income tax. We will not raise National Insurance. We will not raise VAT. That is a manifesto commitment. And another thing. Because there may be some people here today who say: where’s the surprise? Where’s the rabbit out of the hat? To which I say, if you want politics as pantomime, I hear Clacton is nice this time of year! But seriously, we have to come to terms with this. Britain needs stability, not more chaos. I set out our long-term plan in this room 18 months ago, and that plan stands because it is the right plan. We did the work properly. Our responsibility to give a clear direction to businesses, communities, everyone invested in Britain’s future. We took that seriously.