"Politically, This Is Bold, It Is Audacious"

So says Laura Kuenssberg. It was called something else when Labour proposed it. And that was by Labour MPs.

But they will be led by Keir Starmer soon enough, and he can lead them in agreeing with Sajid Javid that a £30 billion stimulus package is an appalling idea.

Up here along the old Red Wall, however, we might think rather better of it. And this is where General Elections are won and lost. Although the Conservatives do have to face the competition in which they profess to believe.

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