Starmer’s mandatory digital ID cards plan is already facing fierce opposition. There is potential that this could extend into the inner-circle…
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband was vocally opposed to ID cards during his time as Labour leader. In 2010 he declared “I’m not in favour of ID cards” and “I don’t think the case is strong enough to persist with it.” A year later he said “we were wrong on ID cards”. Red Ed has remained noticeably quiet since Starmer announced the plans…
Housing Secretary Steve Reed is also on record describing Gordon Brown’s 2009 commitment to not introduce compulsory ID cards as “good stuff.” Another one who has been keeping quiet…
As Guido reported last week, Miliband and his team have been accused of trying to undermine Starmer’s authority. The former Labour leader is not supporting Downing Street’s candidate Bridget Phillipson in the upcoming deputy leadership contest, instead choosing to back Lucy Powell. Red on (r)Ed trouble brewing…
Andy Haldane, Burnham’s recent adviser on the economy who has not taken up a No10 job, told Andrew Marr on LBC:
“The market now suspects that this is a traditional tax-and-spend socialist government with better TikTok videos…
imposing windfall taxes on oil & gas or on banks or upping capital gains tax would […] repeat the mistake that Rachel made […] The Achilles heel, the fiscal Achilles heel of this government thus far has been its unwillingness and/or inability to cut public spending.”