The Tories were accused of spreading fake news during the election debate after they changed the name of the official CCHQ Twitter account to ‘factcheckUK’. Now it seems they’re at it again. On the day of Labour’s manifesto launch, the Conservatives published their own version.
Voters searching for Labour’s manifesto might reasonably think that they could find a copy at www.labourmanifesto.co.uk. Not so. The site is, in fact, a Conservative platform for attacking Labour over their lack of a Brexit position and plans to increase taxes.
The official Conservative Twitter account has also tweeted out what they claim is the front page of Labour’s manifesto. In fact, they’ve switched out the title, It’s time for real change, with the phrase ‘It’s time for higher taxes’. Anyone scrolling past might be forgiven for thinking this really is the front page of Labour’s manifesto.
Keir Starmer’s government has taken some important first steps to bring the welfare budget under control. But expenditure on disability and incapacity benefits is still set to increase to almost £100 billion by the end of the decade, so more changes are needed. Every aspect of the welfare system must be examined to see if
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