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Piers Morgan has lashed out at the Labour Party’s leaders in a scathing tweet this afternoon, which comes a day after he took aim at Chancellor Rachel Reeves on the social media platform after her speech on the Budget. Taking to X, he shared a tweet from the Conservative Party that included a video of Keir Starmer and Reeves vowing not to increase taxes ahead of the 2024 General Election, which the party won.

Within the clip, dramatic classical music plays as Reeves says during the party’s election campaign: “Labour will not be increasing taxes – I can be very clear about that.” In another part of the video, Starmer states: “Let me be absolutely clear, we will not raise taxes for normal working people.”

Several other interview clips of the pair pledging not to increase taxes were played out through the video, which was over a minute long.

However, the clip ended with Reeves standing up in the Commons on Wednesday, telling the world’s stage: “I know that maintaining these thresholds is a decision that will affect the working people.” The video ended with the word “resign” appearing across the screen.

The Tories captioned the video: “To help them get elected, Labour told a lie. This is the story of one of the biggest deceptions in British politics.”

Morgan was quick to comment, issuing a scathing attack on the Labour Party as he penned: “You don’t have to be a Tory to be disgusted by this devastating mash-up of Labour Party leaders lying through their back teeth about tax so they could win power.”

The Budget Reeves laid out included a freeze on income tax thresholds until 2030-31, which is expected to move roughly one million people into higher tax brackets. She also detailed a new “mansion tax” and an increase in the National Living Wage for people over 21 years old.

Morgan’s followers were quick to comment on his post, with one writing: “Too right, Piers.” Another said: “They should all be held to account for the damage they have inflicted on working people and the economy.”

A third added: “Political parties should be held accountable for what they state they will and won’t do in their manifesto. After all, they are elected because of it. Politics has to change.”