Tom Watson sues for peace with Momentum…
“I am grateful for Jon Lansman’s clear and unambiguous promise that Momentum will not campaign for the deselection of hard-working labour MPs. Though I have been critical of Momentum in the past, its fringe conference in Liverpool was conducted for the most part in a non-partisan fashion and floated some interesting and creative policy ideas. Jon’s comments will help stabilise the ship after a difficult summer and are very much appreciated.”
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.”