Rishi Sunak clashed with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg this morning in a grilling on the day the Tory conference kicks off.
The Prime Minister faced questions on topics including the war on motorists, net zero and HS2.
But the pair repeatedly spoke over each other during the tense interview.
At one point, Mr Sunak took issue with the BBC host saying inflation is not a tax.
He said: “When it comes to taxes, I’m a Conservative of course I want to cut taxes. The best tax that I can deliver for the British people right now is to halve inflation.”
Ms Kuenssberg said: “Well inflation isn’t a tax, it’s a feature in the economy.”
Mr Sunak replied: “Laura, if I could please, if I could please because it’s really important, you just said something that I completely disagree with. Inflation is a tax, you just said it isn’t, inflation is a tax, it’s a tax that impacts the poorest people the most.”
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