Mel Stride: Andy Burnham has a spending problem
Sir Mel Stride MP is Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. The first few weeks of a new Prime Minister’s tenure can end up defining them for years to come – for better or for worse. New leaders naturally want to quickly grip the news agenda, spread their message, and bed in a narrative with voters that can survive through good times and bad.
- ▪Sir Mel Stride MP is Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- ▪The first few weeks of a new Prime Minister’s tenure can end up defining them for years to come – for better or for worse.
- ▪New leaders naturally want to quickly grip the news agenda, spread their message, and bed in a narrative with voters that can survive through good times and bad.
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Sir Mel Stride MP is Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. The first few weeks of a new Prime Minister’s tenure can end up defining them for years to come – for better or for worse. New leaders naturally want to quickly grip the news agenda, spread their message, and bed in a narrative with voters that can survive through good times and bad. It’s not been entirely surprising then, that Andy Burnham has launched a policy blizzard, making announcements every day since he walked into Number Ten. VAT off electricity bills. Bus fares capped at £2. Business rates relief for pubs. An end to rough sleeping. All these things look good at first glance.
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