There is a whole section in the latest ‘The Labour Rosette’ newsletter to party members, published at 6.31pm last night, dedicated to the government’s ‘right economic plan’. Apparently Labour has “restored stability to our public finances” and the economy is “resilient”. It even reheats the closer to Reeves’ snooze-fest of a Spring Statement:
“My plan is the right one. I am in no doubt about how great the rewards can be if we stay the course.
“The forecasts confirm that the choices this government has made are the right ones. Stability in our public finances. Interest rates and inflation falling. Living standards rising. More children lifted out of poverty, more appointments in our NHS, more investment in our infrastructure.
“A growing economy, and more money in the pockets of working people.”
This morning’s figures show the economy flatlined to 0% growth in January. So it goes…
Lucy Powell on LBC, asked by Tom Swarbrick for her reaction to Labour MP Samantha Niblett’s call for a ‘summer of sex’ debate in Parliament: “I personally don’t own any sex toys, but each to their own… I’m not really sure that’s the right place for it, no.”