Broken promises and cronyism – all while preaching a better way of doing politics during their Conference season.
Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat (Image: Getty)
You’re going to have to be really rich or rely on a Labour donor before you can afford to vote Labour again.
But worst of all, this government has chosen to give in to the union barons while stripping pensioners of their Winter Fuel Allowance.
And that is the key word – choice. Yes, government is about making hard choices. But it is also about making the right choices.
And this government is focusing on more control, more bureaucracy and less on results, less on people all while lining union barons’ pockets.
Pensioners on as little as £221.20 a week will see their Winter Fuel Allowance ripped away, leaving many of them cold and vulnerable this winter.
But this is just the beginning. The government has told us to prepare for a “painful” Budget filled with tax rises. Because that is what Labour do – they promise change, when in fact all they do is break promises, hike taxes and give inflation-busting payoffs to the unions.
They can lie and try to blame the Conservatives all they want. We all know the truth. We left a growing economy, record levels of employment and low inflation. It’s no surprise no credible economist supports Labour’s claims.
Again, it is their choice to punish the British people and blame others. This isn’t leadership, it’s cowardness. It’s acting like you’re still in opposition when the country wants leadership.
But we cannot allow them to drag us back to the 1970s. We cannot allow them to leave our pensioners cold this winter. We cannot allow them to pay their cronies and leave the taxpayer to pick up the bill.
Our pensioners and our country deserve better. Our party needs to give our country the leadership Labour cannot. A party that serves the British people, not union paymasters and Labour donors. That will lead with conservative values and act to deliver lower taxes, reduce immigration and reform public services. This is what our nation wants.
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Labour already predicted to lose next election, poll predicts
The majority of the public already expect Labour to lose the next election, new polling shows.
The survey found 60% believe Sir Keir Starmer’s party will be ousted in 2029, while half think he will not still be Prime Minister then.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty)
Analysis by the More in Common think tank also found Labour could be defeated without losing a single vote if the Tories rally former voters who stayed at home and take half of those who switched to Reform.
Sir Keir’s party needs to increase its vote share from 33.7% at the 2024 election to at least 36% in 2029 to see off such a threat.
More in Common’s UK director Luke Tryl said: “It may seem extremely premature to be looking ahead to the next election just months after the last one, but with such a volatile electorate Labour needs to be thinking not just about how to hold on to its existing coalition, but how to grow that broad but shallow base of support if it is going to have any chance of holding onto power.
“Our analysis suggests a modest growth in their vote share to 36% is the magic number that would allow the party to see off a threat from a ‘united right’.
“Fail to do that and the party could find itself out of office, even without losing a single vote.
“Growing Labour’s base will require Keir Starmer to appeal to the left and right – winning over those moderate Conservatives who almost made the leap to Labour this time, while also winning back jaded progressive voters who don’t yet think Labour is being bold enough.”
If the Tories were able to mobilise ex-voters who did not turn out in July and half of those who backed Nigel Farage’s party they would win 293 seats to Labour’s 273.
But if Labour increased its vote share to 36% it would have a working majority of 50 even if the Conservatives pulled back former voters and Reform supporters.
More in Common polled 2,005 British adults between September 16 and 18.
