- Reform MP Richard Tice has defended his tax affairs after reports claimed he avoided nearly £600,000 in corporation tax through his property company.
- Speaking at a press conference, Tice dismissed calls for HMRC to investigate, arguing there is no moral obligation to pay more tax than legally required.
- He stated that voluntarily paying maximum tax would lead to economic ruin and encouraged people to pay as little tax as legally possible.
- Tice accused the Labour Party of hypocrisy, claiming their property company, Labour Party Properties Limited, has paid zero corporation tax over 25 years.
- Labour MP Anna Turley criticised Tice, stating he is “taking the public for fools” and that his tax avoidance methods are not normal.
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