{"id":274886,"date":"2025-06-05T12:16:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/badenoch-to-get-better-at-media-and-pmqs-says-stride-as-he-backs-her-as-leader-uk-politics-live-politics\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T12:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:16:27","slug":"badenoch-to-get-better-at-media-and-pmqs-says-stride-as-he-backs-her-as-leader-uk-politics-live-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=274886","title":{"rendered":"Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live | Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><gu-island name=\"EnhancePinnedPost\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{}\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"pinned-post\" data-gu-marker=\"pinned-post\" data-component=\"pinned-post\" class=\"dcr-r5tmyr\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"pinned-post-checkbox\" name=\"pinned-post-checkbox\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"dcr-11n52fl\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"collapsible-body\" class=\"dcr-1axsptg\">\n<article class=\"block dcr-1xlsn8h\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Badenoch will &#8216;get better through time&#8217; at the media and at PMQs, Stride says, insisting she is best leader for Tories<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><em>Q: Do you think the Conservative party should change its leadership election rules to stop the members choosing another Liz Truss?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Stride<\/strong> says he does not want to comment on that process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">But he says Kemi Badenoch is the best person to deliver the thoughtful style of leadership and politics that he has been calling for. (See<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news?page=with%3Ablock-68416e3f8f0813aca5f54952#block-68416e3f8f0813aca5f54952\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"> 11.23am<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">He says:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg>If you look at the nature of the challenge and the approach to it that I have set out, which is deep thought through through time and thoughfulness, she is the person to lead us.<\/p>\n<p>She will get better through time at the media. She will get better through time at dispatch box though PMQs, just as Margaret Thatcher, when she became leader in \u201875 , was often criticised for everything from her hair to the clothes she wore to the pitch of her voice to heaven knows what else, in the end, she got it together, and Kemi will do absolutely that.<\/p>\n<p>What she is doing behind the scenes is leading a shadow cabinet that is united, and our party has not been united in that way for a very long time.<\/p>\n<p>And she is going to drive through the process with me and others, so that we come to the right conclusions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Stride was referring to the many criticisms of Badenoch\u2019s performance (which explain why Henry Hill, deputy editor of the ConservativeHome website, said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/jun\/02\/kemi-badenoch-tory-party-leader-oust-dire-future\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">a recent Guardian article<\/a> that Tories assume she will face a leadership challenge.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Stride probably intended these remarks to be helpful. 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She will get better through time at dispatch box though PMQs, just as Margaret Thatcher, when she became leader in \u201875 , was often criticised for everything from her hair to the clothes she wore to the pitch of her voice to heaven knows what else, in the end, she got it together, and Kemi will do absolutely that.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;What she is doing behind the scenes is leading a shadow cabinet that is united, and our party has not been united in that way for a very long time.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;And she is going to drive through the process with me and others, so that we come to the right conclusions.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n&lt;\/blockquote&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;5cc818be-097c-4281-b417-20fc9d86eed7&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Stride was referring to the many criticisms of Badenoch\u2019s performance (which explain why Henry Hill, deputy editor of the ConservativeHome website, said in &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/jun\/02\/kemi-badenoch-tory-party-leader-oust-dire-future\\&quot;&gt;a recent Guardian article&lt;\/a&gt; that Tories assume she will face a leadership challenge.)&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;1a091f7c-9015-4047-b0fc-638150bcb0ed&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Stride probably intended these remarks to be helpful. But Badenoch may not view them quite like that.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;282cbc98-ca75-41d9-838a-463900820057&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:true,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1749120801000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.53\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1749121524000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;07.05\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1749121524000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;07.05\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;07.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Badenoch will 'get better through time' at the media and at PMQs, Stride says, insisting she is best leader for Tories&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 5 Jun 2025 07.55 EDT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 5 Jun 2025 04.27 EDT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6841754e8f083f6ab0001c46&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Q: Can you get taxes down to pre-pandemic levels?&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;764f4afb-f137-4369-b846-daa0767dd9e4&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stride&lt;\/strong&gt; replies:&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;bc5cd247-345d-473f-9a37-4899a92bb045&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;blockquote class=\\&quot;quoted\\&quot;&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;Absolutely, we can get taxes down, but we get taxes down in a responsible way that can be paid for, and we do it by addressing a number of deep-seated, deep-rooted issues \u2013 the size of the state, whether we\u2019ve got the right skills offer to drive a higher value added economy, that we get energy costs down, and we can control welfare and so on and so forth.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;We will only do it if we have a whole plan that all leans in the same direction, but it can be done.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n&lt;\/blockquote&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;7181ef7b-d21d-44a2-8cc1-4d3896ce2603&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1749120334000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.45\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1749120493000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.48\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1749120493000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.48\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;06.48&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Stride insists it would be possible for Tories to cut taxes&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 5 Jun 2025 07.55 EDT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 5 Jun 2025 04.27 EDT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;684173ec8f0813aca5f549bc&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haldane&lt;\/strong&gt; asks Stride about what Liz Truss tweeted about his speeech. 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You need a credible fiscal policy.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;00eced2f-92b0-47dd-9d57-4a3e26e2f5d0&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;He says his \u201coverriding message\u201d that the Tories will never repeat the mistakes of the past.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;2daee81c-d1fe-45b4-8fac-c76e28bbb4b6&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1749119980000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.39\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1749120089000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.41\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1749120089000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.41\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;06.41&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Stride dismisses Truss's criticism of his speech&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 5 Jun 2025 07.55 EDT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 5 Jun 2025 04.27 EDT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68416e3f8f0813aca5f54952&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stride&lt;\/strong&gt; stresses the need for politicians to consider policy carefully, saying this is harder in the era of social media.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;5e0f0b69-682f-45d0-90c0-bc8e2e9f0245&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;blockquote class=\\&quot;quoted\\&quot;&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;The digital age has many advantages, but in some ways, it has ushered in the death of what we might call the age of thoughtfulness, by which I mean, the careful consideration of arguments in order to establish the truth \u2026&lt;\/p&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;Audiences are increasingly attracted to the fleeting sparkle of the novel or shocking or celebrity, or in some cases simply the fake, and that risks allowing attractive but shallow arguments to take hold.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n&lt;\/blockquote&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;94b3f2f2-94c9-4c2b-9859-1fbccb0c397e&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;He says politicians should continue to think things through carefully, as they used to.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;9d95b32c-4e51-486c-b2ea-affa219b17a1&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;(This is a brave argument for Stride to make, because one of the complaints about &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/kemi-badenoch\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Kemi Badenoch&lt;\/a&gt; is that she has abandoned \u201cthe age of thoughtfulness\u201d for an obsession with social media, although in his speech Stride is supporting her, and not criticising her personally. Although being very socially media focused, Badenoch is also someone who talks about the importance of understanding problems properly.)&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;57a7ef6b-0470-4b9a-b525-5fbad2eb6e85&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1749118527000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.15\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1749120986000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.56\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1749119010000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.23\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;06.23&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Stride says politicians should not let digital media end 'age of thoughtfulness' in policy making&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 5 Jun 2025 07.55 EDT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 5 Jun 2025 04.27 EDT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68416d908f08de8baaf6a09b&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stride&lt;\/strong&gt; says the &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/conservatives\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Conservatives&lt;\/a&gt; must accept that, for many people, the economy has not been working for them for a long time.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;ea76afec-5dab-41a1-b1c2-0ff79d2ef940&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;blockquote class=\\&quot;quoted\\&quot;&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;The fact is, for a large swathe of the population, our economy simply has not been working for them for some considerable time.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;Incomes have stagnated. Many feel that the system only works for the benefit of others, for large corporations or people from other countries, but not for them and their families.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;We must accept that for too long, governments of both colours have failed to free us from this malaise.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;For my part, to find a path back to regaining trust, we must show that we are serious about listening to people and creating a better future underpinned by a credible plan.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;If we do not, then we risk the same mistakes happening all over again.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n&lt;\/blockquote&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;1261faf8-59a6-40f6-a21b-c976ffc5ff9a&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1749118352000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.12\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1749118938000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.22\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1749118491000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.14\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;06.14&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Stride says economy has not been working for many people 'for some considerable time'&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 5 Jun 2025 07.55 EDT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 5 Jun 2025 04.27 EDT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68416c868f083f6ab0001b9c&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mel Stride&lt;\/strong&gt;, the shadow chancellor, is giving his speech now.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;63a8eff1-7bab-4233-a2f7-92ae151f13f1&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;He has just delivered the \u201cnever again\u201d line briefed by the party in advance. 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(See&lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news?page=with%3Ablock-68415dd88f083f6ab0001ad4#block-68415dd88f083f6ab0001ad4\\&quot;&gt; 10.19am&lt;\/a&gt;.). It is from &lt;strong&gt;Richard Tice&lt;\/strong&gt;, the party\u2019s deputy leader.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;5a28d67f-3cf2-4ef6-9c99-c8c96893d3ed&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The first sentence could have been scripted by &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/labour\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Labour&lt;\/a&gt;. Tice said:&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;c096cb4e-c7e2-4ce6-9957-6837e1d4d8a2&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;blockquote class=\\&quot;quoted\\&quot;&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;We\u2019ll take no lectures on economics from a party that more than doubled the national debt, raised taxes and government spending to 70 year highs and shrank economic growth to 70 year lows.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n&lt;\/blockquote&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;883448c5-1d85-425b-891c-a94911b51512&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;But probably not the second sentence, which refers to Reform\u2019s &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2025\/jun\/02\/reform-uk-to-pilot-doge-style-scheme-to-examine-council-spending\\&quot;&gt;local council Doge operation&lt;\/a&gt;. Tice went on:&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;6e8a33c5-4653-49d9-8c0a-09689e085436&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;blockquote class=\\&quot;quoted\\&quot;&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile we unearth Tory-run councils wasting \u00a330m on a bridge to nowhere. They can never be trusted again.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n&lt;\/blockquote&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;c7bf2aa2-c261-4bf7-a57a-802b208e9a25&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Commentators would argue that Reform are in no position to lecture anyone (even Liz Truss) on fiscal probity. In&lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/notes.archie-hall.com\/p\/taking-reform-uk-seriously\\&quot;&gt; a recent post &lt;\/a&gt;on his Substack blog, the Economist journalist &lt;strong&gt;Archie Hall&lt;\/strong&gt; looked at Reform UK tax and spending plans in detail and concluded they would be an \u201cunmitigated disaster\u201d. He explains:&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;f9585696-15a5-4986-8798-cf0519255643&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;blockquote class=\\&quot;quoted\\&quot;&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;Implementing [the Reform plan], or anything close to it, would amount to a colossal fiscal shock\u2014and one that Britain, still stumbling out of the shadow of the Truss debacle, can ill afford.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;If we extrapolate from &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/cepr.org\/voxeu\/columns\/role-borrowing-rise-gilt-yields-during-truss-episode-and-some-possible-implications\\&quot;&gt;Sushil Wadhwani\u2019s&lt;\/a&gt; back-of-the-envelope breakdown of the impact of Liz Truss\u2019s unfunded tax cuts on the gilt market, this policy package would mechanically raise borrowing costs for the government by something like 150 basis points (1.5 percentage points). Throw in the possibility of a proper loss of faith in Britain\u2019s macroeconomic stability alongside that, and you can easily get to far scarier numbers still.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;To be explicit: that would be an unmitigated disaster. Government borrowing would become more expensive, probably semi-permanently. Brits would pay the cost, in higher taxes and &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/notes.archie-hall.com\/p\/reflections-on-britains-triage-ward\\&quot;&gt;shabbier public services&lt;\/a&gt;. Britain\u2019s current bleak low-growth, high-rates quandary would shift from being an aberration to a norm. 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reports.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;d2785c9c-a914-4036-bb0e-2c5cc85c2308&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Survey of Labour Muslim MPs shows extent of disquiet over Gaza stance&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;2dc9aa4d-8cdf-48a0-82ec-a8402f5f9fd8&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;thumbnail&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2025\/jun\/05\/labour-muslim-mps-councillors-survey-disquiet-gaza-israel&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1749113591000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;04.53\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1749113637000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;04.53\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1749113637000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;04.53\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;04.53&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Survey of Labour Muslim MPs shows extent of disquiet over Gaza stance&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 5 Jun 2025 07.55 EDT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 5 Jun 2025 04.27 EDT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;684159b68f0813aca5f54856&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bridget Phillipson&lt;\/strong&gt;, the education secretary, has been giving interviews this morning about the free school meals announcement. She told Times Radio that schools would not be expected to fund the policy from their current budgets. \u201cSchools will receive the funding that they need to make this happen,\u201d she said.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;6e7b9f18-e8e3-42c1-9876-a3a7c08b38b8&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;She also said the government will review food standards in English schools.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;7fec7a95-090f-439e-aa97-893c5d741aae&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;blockquote class=\\&quot;quoted\\&quot;&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;We\u2019re also going to review school food standards, I know lots of campaigners have raised concerns that they haven\u2019t been looked at for some time and that\u2019s something we\u2019re also going to do as part of this reform.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n&lt;\/blockquote&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;ed6d564c-e0a2-4aba-9342-a4a0e7dc2374&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1749113270000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;04.47\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1749113476000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;04.51\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1749113476000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;04.51\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;04.51&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bridget Phillipson says government to review food standards in English schools&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 5 Jun 2025 07.55 EDT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 5 Jun 2025 04.27 EDT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;68413f5f8f083f6ab00019d9&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Good morning. Normally child poverty is not at the centre of the national political debate (although it probably should be). But yesterday, at PMQs, Kemi Badenoch did make it a lead talking point by asking Keir Starmer if he would commit to keeping the two-child benefit cap,&lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/article\/2024\/jul\/28\/two-child-benefit-cap-how-work-cost-scrap\\&quot;&gt; the Osborne-era benefit cut that is seen as a key driver of child poverty&lt;\/a&gt;. She was doing this not because she wanted to promote the Tories as supporters of child poverty (although arguably that is one interpretation of her stance), but because she knows the policy is popular with voters who accept George Osborne\u2019s argument that it is unfair for the state to pay very poor people to have more than two children when many other parents restrict the number of children they have depending on what they can afford. (Welfare experts say this is a grossly misleading caricature of why people with three or more children end up needing benefits, and that even if it was true it would be unfair to punish children, but in the court of public opinion, the Osborne argument still seems to be winning.) Badenoch was using as a classic \u2018wedge issue\u2019, and her question was designed to force Starmer to choose between siding with Labour MPs (who want the cap to go) and mainstream voters (who want to to stay, by almost two to one, &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/yougov.co.uk\/politics\/articles\/50140-public-support-retaining-the-two-child-benefit-limit-as-starmer-gears-up-for-first-rebellion\\&quot;&gt;according to some polling&lt;\/a&gt;).&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;594e4d87-3899-44b0-94ea-3d4380ba60cd&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Badenoch did not get very far because Starmer just dodged the question. (That does not mean she was wrong to identify this as a dilemma for Labour; it just means Starmer avoided it becoming a problem yesterday.) It is still not clear what Starmer will do about the two-child benefit cap. But he told MPs at lunchtime yesterday: \u201cI believe profoundly in driving down poverty and child poverty.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;3c6906af-c8be-407b-ba9e-c080fe30489b&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;And, overnight, the government has announced a policy that has been widely welcomed and that will reduce child poverty in England. It is going to extend access to free school meals for poorer children. In a &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/over-half-a-million-more-children-to-get-free-school-meals\\&quot;&gt;news release&lt;\/a&gt; the &lt;strong&gt;Department for Education&lt;\/strong&gt; says:&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;b173bc76-f08d-4344-8602-de5608283255&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;blockquote class=\\&quot;quoted\\&quot;&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;Over half a million more children will benefit from a free nutritious meal every school day, as the government puts \u00a3500 back into parents\u2019 pockets every year by expanding eligibility for free school meals.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;From the start of the 2026 school year, every pupil whose household is on universal credit will have a new entitlement to free school meals. This will make life easier and more affordable for parents who struggle the most, delivering on the government\u2019s Plan for Change to break down barriers to opportunity and give children the best start in life.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;The unprecedented expansion will lift 100,000 children across England completely out of poverty.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n&lt;\/blockquote&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;4c2321d6-e459-4c04-b0cb-ac9c375603b9&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;But not immediately. In &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/ifs.org.uk\/articles\/benefits-and-costs-expanding-access-free-school-meals-will-grow-over-time\\&quot;&gt;an analysis&lt;\/a&gt;, which is generally positive about the announcement, the &lt;strong&gt;Institute for Fiscal Studies&lt;\/strong&gt; says that, although eventually 100,000 children in England will lifted out of poverty by this measure, in the short term the figure will be much lower.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;2ca6c788-d385-4657-99c8-41c604e1a037&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Christine Farquharson, associate director at IFS, explains:&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;429b3261-37a7-47f9-978a-98d9bc1dc142&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;blockquote class=\\&quot;quoted\\&quot;&gt;\\n &lt;p&gt;Offering free school meals to all children whose families receive universal credit will, in the long term, mean free lunches for about 1.7 million additional children. But transitional protections introduced in 2018 have substantially increased the number of children receiving free school meals today - so in the short run, today\u2019s announcement will both cost considerably less (around \u00a3250m a year) and benefit considerably fewer pupils (the government\u2019s estimate is 500,000 children). This also means that today\u2019s announcement will not see anything like 100,000 children lifted out of poverty next year.&lt;\/p&gt;\\n&lt;\/blockquote&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;d168291c-81de-4b20-85f9-94933c7ef9ae&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;It is the second big announcement this week linked to next week\u2019s spending review with positive news for Labour MPs and supporters. (Yesterday\u2019s was about a &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/04\/rachel-reeves-transport-spending-police-starmer-badenoch-corbyn-uk-politics-live-news?page=with%3Ablock-684003748f085b7ae48db353#block-684003748f085b7ae48db353\\&quot;&gt;\u00a315bn transport infrastructure programme&lt;\/a&gt;.) Westminster sceptics think the Treasury is trying to buy some goodwill ahead of an actual announcement that will generate grim headlines about spending cuts.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;4436b534-31c6-4777-a6c7-3c40dc529385&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;It is also not clear whether today\u2019s child poverty story is evidence that the governnment is moving towards the abolition of the two-child benefit cap, which would have a much bigger impact on child poverty reduction, or whether it is just a substitute for it.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;59403b88-48e6-4ded-a6c4-9325f83cb833&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The free school meals announcement just covers England. England often lags behind the devolved governments in welfare policy, and it is worth pointing out that they have more generous provision on free school meals anyway. In Scotland all children get them for their first five years in primary schools, in Wales all primary school children get them, and in Northern Ireland a means test applies, but it is more generous than the English one. In Labour-run London all primary school pupils also get free school meals.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;f85c6477-82be-4cba-81d6-59419cc54acd&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Here is the agenda for the day.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;6dd498ce-99d8-40e2-b84e-189ab2243b04&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;9.30am:&lt;\/em&gt; Pat McFadden, Cabinet Office minister, takes questions in the Commons.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;84fe2f29-79dc-45c6-9048-cf53ae8429c8&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Morning:&lt;\/em&gt; Keir Starmer is visiting a school in the south-east of England, where he is due to speak to broadcasters.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;b4bd90f9-7049-40f4-a894-14862a968180&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;After 10.30am:&lt;\/em&gt; Lucy Powell, leader of the Commons, takes questions from MPs on next week\u2019s Commons business.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;b5f0536e-f815-48e2-8152-8ebb5a54d74c&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;11am:&lt;\/em&gt; Mel Stride, shadow chancellor, gives a speech at the RSA thinktank where he will say &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2025\/jun\/05\/tories-never-again-risk-economy-like-liz-truss-mel-stride\\&quot;&gt;the Tories will \u201cnever again\u201d risk the economy with unfunded tax cuts like those in Liz Truss\u2019s mini-budget.&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;fc7cdfdd-7e63-49ad-84b3-9cb0b340eb5a&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;11.30am:&lt;\/em&gt; Downing Street holds a lobby briefing.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;ceaa28ba-d3e1-4f08-9ba3-f85403e6984e&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;And in Scotland people are voting in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse byelection, where &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2025\/may\/27\/scunner-factor-reform-holyrood-byelection-hamilton-larkhall-stonehouse-snp-scottish-labour\\&quot;&gt;the death of an SNP MSP has triggered a byelection&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;7d587d91-15e1-46c8-bed0-d1082a34180d&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;If you want to contact me, please post a message below the line when comments are open (normally between 10am and 3pm at the moment), or message me on social media. I can\u2019t read all the messages BTL, but if you put \u201cAndrew\u201d in a message aimed at me, I am more likely to see it because I search for posts containing that word.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;97c271f3-0b07-4eb6-b22f-f67a10b9f735&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;If you want to flag something up urgently, it is best to use social media. You can reach me on Bluesky at @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social. The Guardian has &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2024\/nov\/13\/the-guardian-no-longer-post-on-x-twitter-elon-musk\\&quot;&gt;given up posting from its official accounts on X&lt;\/a&gt;, but individual Guardian journalists are there, I still have my account, and if you message me there at @AndrewSparrow, I will see it and respond if necessary.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;2f5c5ed6-6664-4b0c-a273-73db6f0bf002&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;I find it very helpful when readers point out mistakes, even minor typos. No error is too small to correct. And I find your questions very interesting too. I can\u2019t promise to reply to them all, but I will try to reply to as many as I can, either BTL or sometimes in the blog.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;4e0f38a1-0760-4fa6-86e3-c270a99b9193&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1749112032000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;04.27\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1749113133000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;04.45\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1749112032000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;04.27\u00a0EDT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;04.27&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Experts back DfE\u2019s claim free school meals plan will lift 100,000 English children out of poverty \u2013 but stress only over time&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 5 Jun 2025 07.55 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that Mr Rutte has visited the prime minister at Downing Street.<\/p>\n<p>You can expect the prime minister to raise how we can ensure all allies meet their stated pledges in support of our collective defence, to keep people safe.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth recognising the UK\u2019s track record on spending and indeed our contribution to Nato, both in terms of our spending and our capabilities.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Rutte is pushing for Nato members to commit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2025\/jun\/03\/nato-defence-spending-uk-trump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">to spending 3.5% on the military<\/a>, with a further 1.5% on defence-related measures.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" 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class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Stride says says ONS&#8217;s problems with data collection &#8216;thoroughly reprehensible&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><em>Q: Today the ONS today has apologised<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqj7pwl988qo#:~:text=The%20UK's%20statistics%20agency%20has,the%203.5%25%20it%20had%20reported.\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"> for getting inflation figures wrong.<\/a> How can any chancellor govern without good data.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Stride<\/strong> said it was \u201cthoroughly reprehensible\u201d that the ONS cannot deliver accurate information in, for example, its labour market data. He said the ONS has admitted that its polling approach to getting information does not deliver good detail, beccause fewer people respond, and so sample sizes are lower. He said that was unacceptable, and that he was surprised this had been allowed to continue for as long as it has.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">He said if he were still chair of the Treasury select committee, he would require the ONS to explain this.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news&quot;,&quot;blockId&quot;:&quot;6841777c8f083f6ab0001c7a&quot;,&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6841777c8f083f6ab0001c7a#block-6841777c8f083f6ab0001c7a\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-684177218f0813aca5f54a0d\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Badenoch will &#8216;get better through time&#8217; at the media and at PMQs, Stride says, insisting she is best leader for Tories<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><em>Q: Do you think the Conservative party should change its leadership election rules to stop the members choosing another Liz Truss?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Stride<\/strong> says he does not want to comment on that process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">But he says Kemi Badenoch is the best person to deliver the thoughtful style of leadership and politics that he has been calling for. (See<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news?page=with%3Ablock-68416e3f8f0813aca5f54952#block-68416e3f8f0813aca5f54952\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"> 11.23am<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">He says:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg>If you look at the nature of the challenge and the approach to it that I have set out, which is deep thought through through time and thoughfulness, she is the person to lead us.<\/p>\n<p>She will get better through time at the media. She will get better through time at dispatch box though PMQs, just as Margaret Thatcher, when she became leader in \u201875 , was often criticised for everything from her hair to the clothes she wore to the pitch of her voice to heaven knows what else, in the end, she got it together, and Kemi will do absolutely that.<\/p>\n<p>What she is doing behind the scenes is leading a shadow cabinet that is united, and our party has not been united in that way for a very long time.<\/p>\n<p>And she is going to drive through the process with me and others, so that we come to the right conclusions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Stride was referring to the many criticisms of Badenoch\u2019s performance (which explain why Henry Hill, deputy editor of the ConservativeHome website, said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/jun\/02\/kemi-badenoch-tory-party-leader-oust-dire-future\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">a recent Guardian article<\/a> that Tories assume she will face a leadership challenge.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Stride probably intended these remarks to be helpful. But Badenoch may not view them quite like that.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news&quot;,&quot;blockId&quot;:&quot;684177218f0813aca5f54a0d&quot;,&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-684177218f0813aca5f54a0d#block-684177218f0813aca5f54a0d\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<article id=\"block-6841765c8f083f6ab0001c66\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Stride<\/strong> defends the Conservative party\u2019s opposition to lifting the two-child benefit cap. He says:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg>I think that in a fair society we should accept that individuals who are not receiving benefits and have to take the hard choices about whether they have a medium-sized family, or whether they have a very large family, they often have to really have a long, hard look at whether they can afford to do that.<\/p>\n<p>And I don\u2019t think it\u2019s right, where people are on benefits, that they should naturally not worry about those considerations that other people, who are taxpayers, are having to [think about].<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" 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anything Liz Truss got right?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Stride<\/strong> says Truss was right to say that the status quo was not acceptable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">He says he is in favour of \u201cresponsible radicalism\u201d.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news&quot;,&quot;blockId&quot;:&quot;684176048f083f6ab0001c60&quot;,&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-684176048f083f6ab0001c60#block-684176048f083f6ab0001c60\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<article id=\"block-6841754e8f083f6ab0001c46\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Stride insists it would be possible for Tories to cut taxes<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><em>Q: Can you get taxes down to pre-pandemic levels?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Stride<\/strong> replies:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg>Absolutely, we can get taxes down, but we get taxes down in a responsible way that can be paid for, and we do it by addressing a number of deep-seated, deep-rooted issues \u2013 the size of the state, whether we\u2019ve got the right skills offer to drive a higher value added economy, that we get energy costs down, and we can control welfare and so on and so forth.<\/p>\n<p>We will only do it if we have a whole plan that all leans in the same direction, but it can be done.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news&quot;,&quot;blockId&quot;:&quot;6841754e8f083f6ab0001c46&quot;,&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics 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0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<article id=\"block-684174fd8f083f6ab0001c3f\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Stride<\/strong> says millionaires should not be getting the winter fuel payments. But the government set the means test so low that most pensioners below the povery line no longer qualified.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news&quot;,&quot;blockId&quot;:&quot;684174fd8f083f6ab0001c3f&quot;,&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-684174fd8f083f6ab0001c3f#block-684174fd8f083f6ab0001c3f\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-684174668f08de8baaf6a10f\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Stride i<\/strong>s now taking questions from the media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><em>Q: [From the BBC\u2019s Chris Mason] How do you deal with the fact the public don\u2019t seem to be listening?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Stride<\/strong> says political opinion changes. The Canadian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/conservatives\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Conservatives<\/a> seemed a shoo-in to win the election at the start of this year, but their leader lost his seat. And after the 2019 election people assumed Labour would find it very hard to win the next election, he says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">He says things can change \u201cvery quickly\u201d. And this government is making mistakes, he says.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news&quot;,&quot;blockId&quot;:&quot;684174668f08de8baaf6a10f&quot;,&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-684174668f08de8baaf6a10f#block-684174668f08de8baaf6a10f\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-684173ec8f0813aca5f549bc\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Stride dismisses Truss&#8217;s criticism of his speech<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Haldane<\/strong> asks Stride about what Liz Truss tweeted about his speeech. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news?page=with%3Ablock-68415dd88f083f6ab0001ad4#block-68415dd88f083f6ab0001ad4\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">10.19am<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Stride<\/strong> says he does not believe that just cutting taxes is the right approach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">You can never get away from the bond markets, he says. You need a credible fiscal policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">He says his \u201coverriding message\u201d that the Tories will never repeat the mistakes of the past.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news&quot;,&quot;blockId&quot;:&quot;684173ec8f0813aca5f549bc&quot;,&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-684173ec8f0813aca5f549bc#block-684173ec8f0813aca5f549bc\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-684172be8f0813aca5f549ae\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Stride<\/strong> is now being questioned by <strong>Andy Haldane<\/strong>, the former Bank of England chief ecconomist who now runs the RSA thinktank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><em>Q: There seems to be a fatalism at growth. People say we are consigned to the slow lane. Do you agree?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Stride says he does not accept that. He says that countries like the US, Canada, France and Germany have 20% higher productive rates than here. That means their workers can work from January to August and produce as much as a British worker in a year, he claims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">(That would not be true on a 20% higher productivity rate, but Stride may be thinking of another figure.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">He says there is no magic bullet to solve this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">But the tax system is one factor, he says.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news&quot;,&quot;blockId&quot;:&quot;684172be8f0813aca5f549ae&quot;,&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-684172be8f0813aca5f549ae#block-684172be8f0813aca5f549ae\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<aside class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<article id=\"block-684171958f083f6ab0001be9\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Stride<\/strong> said he thought economic policy should be guided by two principles.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg>First, ensuring economic stability as the prerequisite for protecting the nation\u2019s finances and keeping taxes low \u2026<\/p>\n<p>And, secondly, completely rewiring our economy and the state to jump start economic growth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">(Rachel Reeves would agree with both those points._<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">But Stride also attacked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/labour\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Labour<\/a> government, describing it as \u201cclear and present threat to our economy\u201d. He said Reeves has increased borrowing, and has added \u00a380bn to the debt interest bill over this parliament.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news&quot;,&quot;blockId&quot;:&quot;684171958f083f6ab0001be9&quot;,&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-684171958f083f6ab0001be9#block-684171958f083f6ab0001be9\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-684170848f083f6ab0001be1\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Stride<\/strong> went on to attack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/brexit-party\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Reform UK<\/a>, describing their policies as \u201cpure populism\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">He said their policies involved a revival of the \u201cmagic money tree\u201d approach to spending. The Tories thought they had seen that off with Jeremy Corbyn, he said. But it was back under Reform, he said.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;politics\/live\/2025\/jun\/05\/keir-starmer-free-school-meals-benefits-child-poverty-latest-live-uk-politics-news&quot;,&quot;blockId&quot;:&quot;684170848f083f6ab0001be1&quot;,&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Badenoch to \u2018get better\u2019 at media and PMQs, says Stride, as he backs her as leader \u2013 UK politics 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