Sir Keir Starmer has denied his chancellor misled the public about the nation's finances ahead of last week's Budget.
The Conservatives have accused Rachel Reeves of giving an overly pessimistic impression as a "smokescreen" to raise taxes, with Kemi Badenoch claiming she "lied to the public".
The prime minister insisted there was "no misleading", pointing to downgraded forecasts for economic productivity which he said meant the government had £16bn less than it otherwise would have had.
In a speech, Sir Keir said he was "proud" of the Budget, highlighting measures aimed at reducing child poverty and the cost-of living.
In the run-up to her Budget on 26 November, Reeves gave strong indications the government was planning to increase income tax rates - a move which would have broken a key manifesto promise made by Labour during last year's general election campaign.
