Many said the Starmer era would be just Tory-lite - now it's worse than that. Time to stop the pretence

He'll be radical, the PM's allies claimed. Well, look now, as poor people are targeted and ministers boast of wearing Tory clothes better than the Tories I reckon it's time to call it. The threat to freeze personal independence payment (Pip) disability benefits shows that the fears voiced in the run-up to the general election were well founded. Keir Starmer's government, cratering in the polls, with Reform snapping at its heels, is in serious trouble. Weekend reports suggested the latest cuts ar...