Ep. 314: Right Notes, Wrong Order with John McTernan
💰In June, Keir Starmer’s Labour government proposed significant cuts to disability benefits for the UK's most vulnerable citizens.
🟢 With his party holding a clear majority in Parliament, there should have been no issue getting it done.
💥 But in a surprise move, 126 Labour backbenchers rebelled - refusing to vote for the cuts, which had no basis in any real vision beyond saving money, or a bald “cash grab” as Starmer’s detractors put it.
☝️ This was just one of many high profile gaffes for the troubled government, which has now been surpassed in the polls by Nigel Farage’s right-wing…
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