More shortages predicted, sparking fears over TB, Crohn's, Parkinson's and asthma medicinesThe Prime Minister is looking to frame the next election as a contest between youthful energy and ‘backward-looking’ Keir Starmer – despite the Conservatives’ dire poll ratings
His team is planning to lean heavily on the Prime Minister’s relative youth – he is 18 years younger than his Labour opposite number – as the election approaches. “We are framing a choice between one leader who is young and looking to the future versus Starmer who is pretty backward-looking,” one member of the inner circle said.
The backbencher warned that while MPs will accept a muted Autumn Statement, pressure for an ambitious economic strategy will start to mount soon enough: “The pressure for tax cuts in the new year is going to be really, really intense – it is going to be deafening, everybody is going to be screaming about it.”which could come as soon as next week but may be delayed for weeks or even months.