Isabel Hardman Isabel Hardman

Both the Conservatives and Labour lack momentum – the election won’t be easy for either party

What with his victory parade to celebrate a failure in Europe and Labour’s continuing muttering and complaining, David Cameron must be feeling pretty positive about Prime Minister’s Questions today. He’s managed to annoy some of his MPs with a Downing Street hint that it will not oppose Michael Moore’s bill to enshrine the 0.7 per cent aid target in law, but at least the Prime Minister can count on a good tribal feeling on his backbenches to tide him through today’s session.

He could taunt Miliband with Jon Cruddas’ ‘dead hand’ quote, or Lord Glasman’s assessment that his party lacks a sense of direction. Or the former advisers who tell today’s Independent that the party is still perceived as ‘anti-business’ (handy, that, given the party is having a pro-business week, or is supposed to be having one anyway).

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