Labour’s casting around for cash to fund its political projects is descending into farce. They’re struggling to keep a straight face on the media round…

Just two months ago Starmer made a big song and dance about the elderly’s inability to pay their heating bills, which he described in a campaign video as “awful” and “the biggest thing in the world” which “eats away at people“. Darren Jones sent a formal complaint over rumours that the Winter Fuel Allowance would be means tested last year. Meanwhile, Wes Streeting told the BBC just a few weeks ago:

 “One of the things that we have committed to is, obviously the cap on care costs is due to come in, I have wanted to give the system the certainty this side of the election of knowing we are not planning to come in and upend that and scrap that.”

 Means testing benefits is fine, deceiving the public over what your priorities are isn’t…