The Tony Blair Institute has once again turned its fire on the government. This time, it’s cautioned the Chancellor against permanently whacking up taxes to a growth-killing high, and to reverse any hikes ahead of the next election if businesses are to have a hope of surviving. These interventions must sting given how many New Labour troops Starmer has called in…
The Institute writes:
“She should make clear it is temporary and conditional: a short-term measure to stabilise the public finances, not a permanent shift in direction. Once it delivers results, taxpayers must then be rewarded with targeted tax cuts before the election.”
It goes on to remind Reeves that businesses “[want] a clear signal” the Treasury still priorities them, and that Labour’s Employment Rights Bill is “too extreme”. Is anyone in Number 10 listening?
David Lammy was asked on Times Radio if scrapping jury trials would eliminate the court backlog by the next election:
“It won’t be eliminated by the next election. That’s impossible. We just have 84 Crown courts across our country and 500 courtrooms.”