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Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash over tax breaks for ‘super rich’ in first leaders debate

Labour leader confirms he will scrap private equity ‘loophole’ if elected

By Justin Cash
Prime minister Rishi Sunak said the opposition Labour Party would hike taxes by thousands of pounds as his counterpart said wealthy financiers should pay their fair share
Prime minister Rishi Sunak said the opposition Labour Party would hike taxes by thousands of pounds as his counterpart said wealthy financiers should pay their fair share Photo: Alastair Grant/Getty Images

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer confirmed he wanted to close loopholes for “super rich” private equity bosses as he clashed with prime minister Rishi Sunak in the first televised debate of the general election campaign.

“The super rich should be paying their tax,” Starmer said in the head-to-head broadcast on ITV on 4 June.

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