Labour launch their manifesto: but is there really any 'change'?
The News Agents13 Jun 2024

Labour launch their manifesto: but is there really any 'change'?

Labour has launched a 25,000 word manifesto and as promised, there were no new rabbits and no hats.

What we saw in Manchester was a newly confident Labour leader who barely paused in his answers to media questions: his lines were to script, his answers brief, and his stories well honed. But there were noticeable gaps in Labour's offering.

Only two brief mentions of child poverty, and no restoration of the benefit to families of 3 children.

That's despite another 100 thousand kids being pushed into poverty in the last year alone. Labour talks about 'hard choices' - but if this isn't a Labour priority, what is? We ask Labour's Peter Kyle what happens to those kids if the promised 'growth in the economy' doesnt come fast.

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