Klass Scolds Miliband Over Mansion Tax Plans Ed Miliband has been berated over his party's plans for a mansion tax by singer Myleene Klass, who argued it would hit "little grannies." The scathing criticism by the model of proposals to slap a levy on properties worth more than £2m, led to quips she had gone "full Paxman" on the embattled Labour leader. The withering attack by the former Hear'Say band member follows intense speculation over Mr Miliband's future, with deep unrest among the ranks of backbench MPs and claims some of his own frontbench are plotting against him. Appearing on ITV's The Agenda, Mr Miliband sought to defend the policy as a principled way of raising extra funding for the NHS. But Ms Klass angrily complained that it would affect the elderly living in modest homes in London rather than the super rich he claimed to be targeting. Video: Ed Miliband's Highs And Lows She said: "For me, what is so disturbing is the name in its own right: 'mansion'. So immediately you conjure up in your head these Barbie-esque houses ... but in London, which is where 80% of the people who are going to be paying this tax actually live - the South East of England - have you seen what that amount of money can get you? Often it's like a garage. When you do look at the people who are going to be suffering this tax, it's true a lot of them are grannies who have had these houses in their families for a long, long time. The people who are the super-super rich buying their houses for £140m, this is not necessarily going to affect them because they've got their tax rebates and their amazing accountants. Video: Can People Recognise Ed Miliband? It's going to be the little grannies who have lived in those houses for years and years. Mr Miliband, who initially appeared taken aback by the strength of her challenge, defended the policy saying: "The values of my government are going to be different to the values of this government. I say 'bring on this debate'. I think it is a principled view that those with the broadest shoulders should pay the biggest burden. I think that is a decent, right principle and that is not happening under this Government. But an increasingly exasperated Ms Klass responded: "Is that your only option? You may as well just tax me on this glass of water. You can't just point at things and tax them. She was supported by fellow guest, former ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer, who said: "You're going to screw me royally." During the spat, viewers took to Twitter to give their own views, with one writing: "You know it's gone truly surreal when Myleene Klass goes full Paxman on Miliband." Another tweeted sarcastically: "Ed Miliband is currently being schooled by Myleene Klass on his mansion tax policy. That political heavyweight.