It looks like a split is forming on the Labour front benches between the socialists and the rest. Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones at a Labour attack conference was just asked whether he was a socialist, like his leader:
“I would describe myself as Labour, I don’t really get into this business of sub-factional definitions – I’m a member, and a very proud member of the Labour Party I’m a proud trade unionist and I’m very happy to go to the country on that basis at this election.”
So far it’s committed socialists Starmer and Reynolds vs revisionists Reeves and Jones. How will the ideological war play out?
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”