Burnham and Streeting accuse Blair of ignoring inequality as they hit back at ex-PM
Burnham and Streeting said Blair’s essay ignores inequality, as the former prime minister urged Labour to drop a personality contest and rethink policy.
- On Wednesday, Sir Tony Blair published a 5,700-word essay urging Labour to champion the 'radical centre' and avoid a 'personality contest' without first deciding on its policy direction.
- Criticizing existing net zero targets and welfare spending, Blair argued current policies risk outpacing defence expenditures, preventing economic growth if large incapacity benefit increases continue.
- Labour politicians Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting criticized the intervention for failing to address inequality, with Streeting arguing the 'striking weakness at the heart of Sir Tony Blair's intervention' is the lack of mention of inequality.
- Burnham argued the essay fails to understand that people are struggling to afford basic necessities, adding 'People don't think the centre has delivered for them in terms of their lives, therefore, they've gone further to the extremes.'
- Treasury ministers rejected calls to curb the Triple Lock, while debate persists over whether Blair's focus on New Labour-era battles remains relevant to Britain's current economic realities.
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