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Labour warns of £4,800 mortgage hike from Tory plans

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Labour warns of £4,800 mortgage hike from Tory plans

Labour warns of £4,800 mortgage hike from Tory plans

The Conservatives’ plans will lead to “a second Tory mortgage bombshell”, Rachel Reeves has said.

Speaking at a press conference responding to the Tory manifesto, the shadow chancellor said: “The analysis that we have conducted since publication has identified £71 billion of unfunded commitments.” She continued: “The result would be an increase in the average mortgage totalling £4,800 over the course of the parliament.” Report by Covellm.

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