Labour will accuse the Conservatives of promising £17bn of tax cuts for the wealthy and will make it a dividing line through the Budget, according to the Mirror and Brit Brief.
The reports say Labour will claim Kemi Badenoch has put those with the broadest shoulders ahead of cost-of-living help. Labour is also reported to point out that the Shadow Chancellor, Andrew Griffith, co-authored the 2022 mini-Budget. It is citing Resolution Foundation analysis that found Tory tax cuts would "overwhelmingly benefit those on the highest incomes in the South of England".
A Conservative spokesman hit back:
"This is total nonsense. Labour are trying to distract from the fact they have hiked taxes by £66 billion."
The Conservatives pointed to their pledges to cut energy bills by £200 through a "cheap power plan" and to scrap stamp duty. At their conference, Badenoch announced the party would abolish inheritance tax on family homes, paid for from £70bn of savings it says it has identified. The Guardian reports that fewer than 5% of families currently pay inheritance tax.
The coverage does not say where Labour's £17bn figure comes from. Neither that figure nor the Conservatives' £66bn has been independently checked.