How long can Labour's feel-good factor last?
However the figures shake down, the increasing cost of paying the interest on the country's debts weighs heavily.Don't forget the rising welfare bill, demands for more defence spending. Ouch.Now, the former business secretary, Peter Kyle, has very politely, but firmly, expressed concern that Burnham and his team are not thinking hard enough about helping the country make money, perhaps more focused on how to spend it. It is beyond doubt that if they do not keep to the promises made to everyday people - workers and communities will turn their back."Expect union leaders to renew calls for tax cuts for workers and more investment.
- ▪However the figures shake down, the increasing cost of paying the interest on the country's debts weighs heavily.Don't forget the rising welfare bill, demands for more defence spending.
- ▪Ouch.Now, the former business secretary, Peter Kyle, has very politely, but firmly, expressed concern that Burnham and his team are not thinking hard enough about helping the country make money, perhaps more focused on how to spend it.
- ▪It is beyond doubt that if they do not keep to the promises made to everyday people - workers and communities will turn their back."Expect union leaders to renew calls for tax cuts for workers and more investment.
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How long can Labour's feel-good factor last?Published3 minutes agoByLaura KuenssbergSunday with Laura Kuenssberg"He just loves being prime minister," a government insider observes.Andy Burnham might not yet have delivered his all-important conference speech, but he has been preparing for this moment for years.He'll lap up the inevitable whoops and cheers – not just as Labour's leader, but the kind of leader who chimes with the party's rank and file, who puts social justice at the top of his list, who is not averse to cranking up the greatest hits – whether taking a pop at Mrs Thatcher, privatisation, or the divides between north and south.Speaking to MPs, ministers and advisers inside the party, there is no doubt whatsoever that Labour is in a much, much happier place than this time last…
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