The Chancellor says poor and homeless people have always suffered when Labour leaves an economic crisis, and a Corbyn government would be no different.
Corbyn has made it safer to indulge the Tory leadership’s willingness to spend. But there are signs of at least some restraint.
The Chancellor says that the party will publish “the most detailed, most transparent costings that have ever been published in British electoral history”.
I hope that we will see more of the Chancellor during the campaign explaining how his plans can help support investment to boost productivity.
Farage’s decision to stand down some Brexit Party candidates seems to have been the most impactful development of this election week.
Treat claims of a communalist election with suspicion. The evidence suggests that ethnic minority voters prioritise domestic issues over foreign policy ones.
He didn’t dissent from Javid’s call for one. But we can’t find any evidence that he gave a specific commitment.
“These are eye-watering levels of spending…and would leave this country with an economic crisis within months”
The Chancellor launches the Conservatives’ economic campaign as the election gets into gear.
There was a really good vibe at Party Conference – especially at lots of outstanding fringe events discussing how to give local communities greater powers.
The mood of this conference has been supportive but apprehensive. And now we are finally seeing the outlines of Johnson’s negotiating plan.
Chancellor Sajid Javid promised an ‘infrastructure revolution’ and an increase in the National Living Wage, in his speech to the Conservative Party conference.
It was described earlier this week as ‘the election issue yet to bark’. But it seems that this sleeping dog has finally awoken.