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Penny Mordaunt and Angela Rayner had been all smiles minutes after a heated trade over taxes at Friday’s election debate.

The pair clashed repeatedly through the 90-minute dialogue, broadcast by the BBC, with the Tory Commons chief showing to focus her assaults on Labour’s deputy chief reasonably than the remainder of the seven social gathering representatives.

After a shouting match over Ms Mordaunt’s declare that Labour would elevate taxes by £2,000 – which Ms Rayner described as a “lie” – the pair shared a pleasant handshake and a smile as the controversy went off the air.