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leadership hopeful over his vision for the party and his legacy as the former work and pensions secretary – and she did not hold back.But the presenter hit back: “No, hang on a second – I want to pick you up on what you just said, because you have advocated a– saying you wouldn’t have to put up taxes or cut public spending is neither credible or persuasive, is it?”
Stride claimed Starmer was “ducking” decisions around welfare, while the Tories had proposed cutting the welfare budget in the run-up to the election which would raise £12bn – something which could go towards National Insurance cuts.Stride deflected by claiming Labour were able to see the state of the UK’s finances before getting into office, and they “are the people who chose to give their union paymasters” salaries above inflationary increases.
But Newman cut in again: “Two per cent was not credible or persuasive, that’s what you had pencilled in.As they continued to spat, Newman accused Stride of kicking the decision over pay increases “into the long grass”.She said that his colleagues have been “so obsessed” with “crazy” tax cuts, and referred to a new book’s claims that ex-PM“We went into the general election with a clear plan for funding,” he claimed, including “tough choices” which would have “allowed us to cut taxes”.
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