Tories step up tax attack on Labour with surreal video showing Keir Starmer, Wes Streeting, Ed Miliband and Angela Rayner dancing as they sing about hiking the burden
Tories stepped up the tax attack on Labour today with a surreal video showing Keir Starmer dancing as he talks about increasing the burden.
CCHQ has put out an ad depicting the House of Commons with psychedelic lights flashing.
Sir Keir's head has been put on a figure writhing around to a dance beat and clips of the Labour leader saying 'future tax'. Representations of Wes Streeting, Ed Miliband and Angela Rayner are also boogying in the background.
Social media has been a major battleground during the campaign, with all parties trying to produce viral material for platforms such as X and TikTok.
The latest video is designed to hammer home the party's message about Labour plotting tax increases, after Rishi Sunak relentlessly battered Sir Keir on the issue during last night's BBC debate.
The PM is back on the campaign trail today after tearing into Keir Starmer over immigration and his 'dishonesty' on tax as he urged Brits not to 'surrender' the country to Labour
The PM accused Sir Keir of 'dishonesty' on tax as he urged Brits not to 'surrender' the country to Labour, just a week before polling day.
The clashes became so heated that, as Mr Sunak gave his closing statement repeating his claim that Labour would hike families' taxes by £2,000, Sir Keir could be heard shouting 'that's a lie'.
The two rivals did not appear to shake hands afterwards as they thanked presenter Mishal Husain.
And snap polls suggested some of Mr Sunak's blows landed, with YouGov finding voters split 50-50 on who had won, despite Labour's huge overall lead.
Mr Sunak was seen as performing better on immigration and tax, which strategists believe will be crucial in shoring up the Tory vote for July 4.
However, the squabbling did not seem to impress the audience, with one infuriated man asking: 'Are you two seriously the best we have got to be the next PM of our great country?'
A separate More in Common survey suggested a more positive reception for Sir Keir.
The general bleak Tory mood, with some polls suggesting they are on track to lose 300 MPs, was summed up by former Cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi. Shortly after the debate finished Mr Zahawi posted a famous painting of Scott's ill-fated expedition to the North Pole, which appeared to be a nod to Mr Sunak's efforts. 'True heroism. Captain Oates taking himself out, walking to his death to save his comrades,' he wrote.
The general bleak Tory mood, with some polls suggesting they are on track to lose 300 MPs, was summed up by former Cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi
A Find Out Now survey carried out with Electoral Calculus yesterday projected the Tories could be slashed to just 60 seats, behind the Lib Dems on 71
