PM accuses Keir Starmer of stoking a ‘class war’ and Tories seek to portray Labour as flip-flopping on policy

Rishi Sunak has accused Keir Starmer of stoking a “class war” by maintaining his vow to add VAT on to private school fees if Labour wins the next election, a move that Sunak said would “punish” affected parents.

The prime minister said Labour’s approach “illustrates that they don’t understand the aspiration of families like my parents who were working really hard”.