Insiders say the decision to blame upcoming tax hikes on Brexit is the brainchild of Tim Allan, the new Starmer spin chief, who is heavily pro-remain. Wes Streeting was wheeled out to endorse the idea, with the Times carrying a well-sourced briefing on the plan last month. A gleeful Streeting told the media he is happy Labour can now speak about the “problems” of Brexit…
Streeting told a literary festival this month:
“It’s part of it. There’s no doubt that that’s the other problem we’re dealing with. I’m glad that Brexit is a problem whose name we now dare speak.”
As Guido reported yesterday, Allan is already ruffling feathers for avoiding talking to government departments. As for his grand plan, the vote to leave the EU was of course almost ten years ago. Labour has been running the economy for more than a year. Guido always warned Starmer was running a rejoin project…
