Chris Leslie MP, Labour’s shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, responding to David Cameron’s comments in the Sunday Times on the top rate of tax, said:

“While ordinary families are facing a cost-of-living crisis it seems David Cameron wants to give people earning over £150,000 yet another tax cut.

"Working people are on average £1,600 a year worse off since the Tories came to office. But once again this Prime Minister seems determined to be on the side of the privileged few.”