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

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 plans. The apparent announcement of a new policy in the Leaders' Debate sparked a furious reaction from experts in the industry. Hargreaves Lansdown head of pensions research Tom McPhail said reducing the pensions tax relief threshold had been discussed prior to the Budget - and admitted he would "assume the worst". Barnett Waddingham partner Clive Grimley claimed the move - which would have affected 304,000 peo...