Keir Starmer has insisted it is 'important that politicians stick to their word' as he was grilled on possible taxes hitting working people at next week's Budget

Keir Starmer has insisted it is "important that politicians stick to their word" as he was grilled on possible taxes hitting working people at the Budget .

The Prime Minister today declined to rule out extending a freeze on income thresholds - often referred to as stealth taxes - despite Chancellor Rachel Reeves previously warning it would hurt workers.

With the make-or-break Budget just days away, Mr Starmer repeatedly swerved questions on tax, but said he had in his "mind's eye people struggling with the cost of living".

Speaking to broadcasters at the G20 summit, the PM repeatedly refused to be drawn on whether extendin

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