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Election campaign day 25: Labour warn against complacency as tax clash continues

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Labour and the Tories argued the election result is not a foregone conclusion and continued to clash over tax and spend.

Here are the key moments from day 25 of the General Election campaign:

– Don’t believe the polls

Wes Streeting, batting for Sir Keir Starmer’s party on the Sunday broadcast round, warned against “breathtaking complacency” over opinion polls predicting a Labour victory.

“I just warn people … do not give the matches back to the arsonist to finish the job,” the shadow health secretary said.

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