article_snippet: the Prime Minister was left flustered after Samantha Cameron was happy to rule out a VAT increase during the PMQs .
article_snippet: Will Mr Cameron's ' now rule out a rise in VAT?' asked the Prime Minister.
article_snippet: The Miliband team had envisaged accusing the Tories of failing to be clear about The Miliband team VAT plans.
article_snippet: Now the so-and-so Mr Cameron's ' had gone and ruled out any such rise.
article_snippet: Mr Cameron's ' pounced on Labour confusion and asked Mr Miliband if Mr Cameron's ' would reciprocate by ruling out a Labour tax rise on national insurance.
article_snippet: Mr Miliband offered no such promise on national insurance, allowing Mr Cameron's ' to clinch the moment by accusing Labour of a 'jobs tax bombshell'.
article_snippet: Only later in the afternoon did a somewhat panicked Labour high command deny that a somewhat panicked Labour high command will hike national insurance tax.
article_snippet: Boycs kept Boycs counsel but if Boycs had been offering commentary box analysis of the session one fears Boycs might have talked of Miliband's stoomps bein' uprooted.
highlights_snippet: The Labour leader was left flustered after Samantha Cameron ruled out a VAT rise .
  