Theresa May mocks Labour for refusing to say whether they back Budget tax cuts

THERESA May today mocked Jeremy Corbyn after the Labour boss accused her of cutting taxes for the rich - even though he supports the move.

The PM challenged the leftie leader to explain whether or not he is in favour of handing a tax cut to 32million Brits.

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It comes after John McDonnell said Labour would refuse to vote either for or against the policy in the party's latest fudge.

Philip Hammond announced on Monday that all income tax payers would get a cut of up to £500 a year.

Labour blasted the policy because richer Brits will get more cash than the hard-up - but then said they wouldn't reverse it if they got into power.

Mr Corbyn asked in the Commons today: "Can the Prime Minister explain why she chose not to end the benefit freeze for 10million households, but instead brought forward a tax cut for higher earners?"

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But Mrs May hit back: "I'm interested that the right honourable gentleman chose to raise the questions of tax cuts.

"On Monday, he said that cutting taxes for 32million people was 'frittering money away on ideological tax cuts' - yesterday, the Shadow Chancellor said Labour would support the tax cuts.

"On Monday, the Leader of the Opposition talked about tax cuts for the rich.

"Yesterday, his Shadow Chancellor said what we've always known - the tax cuts were for middle earners, headteachers and people like that.

"So when the right honourable gentleman stands up, perhaps he can tell the house whether he will back the tax cuts and vote for the Budget."

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Today Mr McDonnell said Labour would abstain when the Commons votes on the income tax cuts.

Other senior party figures have criticised the "tax cuts for the rich", while ex-minister Andy Burnham said he was "at a loss" to understand Labour's position.

Tory MP Simon Clarke quipped, "Labour’s position on Conservatives cutting taxes for 32million people mirrors their whole economic strategy: complete bloody chaos."

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