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The town's former MP Mick Whitley called for Labour to be more radical in its offering to voters

FEARS of a secret Labour plot to hike capital gains tax intensified today as Sir Keir Starmer’s closest aide appeared to endorse the idea.

Rishi Sunak can't say it, so let me say it for him. In three weeks, Sir Keir Starmer will become Prime Minister.

He would not confirm that the party would match a Conservative manifesto pledge to leave council tax bands where they are - at a level set more than 30 years ago.

The Prime Minister said he was 'proud to support Brexit ' as he tried to create a new dividing line between himself and Sir Keir Starmer - a former leading supporter of a second referendum.

Housing Minister Michael Gove has accused Labour of plans to hike up council tax on homes with larger gardens by using satellites to snoop on the size of their properties if the party is elected.

'Bring on Sir Keir Starmer ' seems to be the consensus view, for better or worse. Although Labour has yet to come clean on tax hikes it will introduce, its imminent rise to power has not fazed the City.

Lady Victoria (pictured) went to Channing School in Highgate, North London - which costs £23,970 a year for juniors and £26,490 for seniors - before studying law.

Veteran Marie Gardner said she may have to put her son into a different school if Labour gets elected and follows through with its 20 per cent tax raid plans.

The secret preparations follow predictions that Sir Keir Starmer 's Labour could soar from just over 200 MPs to well over 400 in the new Parliament.

I was proud to host Keir Starmer and his team in Manchester and believe our city was the perfect template for Labour’s plan to get the UK’s economy growing again. Over the last decade, Greater Manchester has pioneered a new way of running…

It remains to be seen if the Labour leader would follow it if he won the election

Sir Keir Starmer was on the General Election campaign trail while Rishi Sunak watched Trooping the Colour before heading to a summit in Switzerland.

What does love mean to you? I ask Sir Keir Starmer. 'Vic,' he says simply. 'Love and Vic are two sides of the same coin. It sounds naff, but we're made for each other.'

Sir Keir Starmer dismissed suggestions he could impose capital gains tax on the sale of a primary residence.

A Labour government might have a huge majority, but weak foundations

Keir Starmer visited Bassetlaw District Hospital as the general election campaign enters its final few weeks

Labour leader rejects ‘desperate’ claim from Tory party that he has secret property tax plans

Sir Keir Starmer has dismissed Nigel Farage’s claim to be leader of opposition, saying “there are only two candidates for prime minister”.