'A slip of the tongue' Labour admits Brown's TV gaffe on tax relief

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Gordon Brown's suggestion the Labour Party would extend its policy to restrict pensions tax relief to include people earning more than £100,000 was a "slip of the tongue", a Labour spokesman says.

The prime minister provoked confusion last night when he said Labour would "take away tax relief for those above £100,000 at a higher rate" as part of its deficit reduction plan. The apparent an...

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