After Gray and Haigh’s departures from government Starmer’s 147 days in power have been far from smooth. The drama won’t end here…
Rachel Reeves is causing consternation among government insiders for so far making “quite a few mistakes,” particularly in the Budget. Defra, for example, has briefed the BBC that it “believes it was not properly consulted” over the Farm Tax and has tried to alter it – only to be stonewalled by Reeves. The department has made pains to stress Steve Reed was told about the tax the night before it was announced…
The multi-year spending review, which sets three years of day-to-day spending and five years of capital spending, has now been delayed from the spring to June. Ministers will scramble for longer to make the case for their departments. There will be winners and losers…
Downing Street insiders fear chaos at the Review if Reeves, who some believe is too trusted by Starmer, continues on her current trajectory. One tells Guido it “could be a nightmare if handled as badly as the Budget.” What are the chances…
Red Wall Labour backbencher Jonathan Brash told GB News that Starmer should resign:
“I’m completely fed up about it, and I think it’s got to the point now where I genuinely think that, as far as the Prime Minister is concerned, it’s not a case of if, it’s when.”