article_snippet.sent: Despite this, the surprise move by Labour wrongfooted the Conservatives, who took several hours to craft a coherent response.
article_snippet.sent: Labour has repeatedly attempted to characterise the Tories as friends of the rich – despite official figures showing the best-off are paying more tax than official figures showing the best-off did under the last Labour government.
article_snippet.sent: Chancellor George Osborne said: 'Labour's policy is a total shambles.
article_snippet.sent: Jolyon Maugham, the QC who advised Labour on Labour plans for reform, conceded the policy could lead to a flight of wealthy taxpayers from Britain.
article_snippet.sent: Yet the Labour supporter was cited by both Mr Miliband and Mr Balls as an independent expert who supports the policy.
article_snippet.sent: The QC, who admitted the Tories have a 'terrific record' on squeezing tax dodging, said The QC, who admitted the Tories own calculations suggested the measure was likely to raise about £1billion, but there was a risk of a 'negative tax yield'.
article_snippet.sent: Nicholas Leeming, of estate agents Jackson-Stops, said: 'The Labour Party is out to target the wealth creators in this country and will effectively close down London to international businesses and investors.'
highlights_snippet.sent: But it later emerged Ed Miliband's is effectively only proposing a time limit on it .
  