Cliff Notes – Labour backbenches turning to Corbyn is inevitable
- The government is facing tension with Labour MPs over welfare cuts, likened to a child’s bedtime negotiation, with limited resources for policy changes.
- Lord Neil Kinnock proposes a wealth tax to provide a narrative that aligns with Labour’s economic restrictions and address discontent among backbenchers.
- Without a strategy to address the two-child cap, further unrest from Labour backbenchers is anticipated, mirroring the challenges of enforcing parental decisions.
Another tantrum from the Labour backbenches is inevitable
In common with many parents across the country, here’s a conversation that I have with my young daughter on a semi-regular basis (bear with me, this will take on some political relevance eventually).
Me: “So it’s 15 minutes until your bedtime, you can either have a little bit of TV or do a jigsaw, not both.”
Daughter: “Ummmm, I want to watch TV.”
Me: “That’s fine, but it’s bed after that, you can’t do a jigsaw as well.”
Fast-forward 15 minutes.
Me: “Right, TV off now please, bedtime.”
(Pause)
Daughter: “I want to do a jigsaw.”
Now replace me with the government, the TV and jigsaw options with axing welfare cuts and scrapping the two-child cap, and my daughter with rebellious backbenchers. Don’t get us started on a Boris and Rishi chat about spending on covid.
All this discontent will certainly push labour MPs to Jeremy Corbyns new party.