Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn has joined Labour’s Runcorn candidate Karen Shore on the campaign trail – the by-election is in two days. Some frostier receptions…
One resident flipped the bird at them and said: “Bye bye. No chance of me giving you my vote now… I can’t stand the man, wouldn’t vote for the man, I’m going green bye-bye.” Crystallising some of Labour’s issues there…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”