Rachel Reeves has slapped down Rishi Sunak's claims that Britain is heading for a hung Parliament - as she hit out at the Tories for "gaslighting" voters over the economy. Soaring interest rates could be cut and Britain out of recession this month, the shadow chancellor predicted too.In a major economic speech ahead of a crunch Bank of England rates decision this week, Ms Reeves insisted Labour would take the fight to the Tories over the economy.
Independents and Greens hoovered up votes in some parts of the country last week as some voters took aim at Labour for not pushing hard enough for a ceasefire.She admitted: "They did have concerns, including people in the Muslim community. We will seek to try and rebuild that in the weeks and months ahead.