Whilst Labour tangle themselves up in civil war, the Prime Minister is making a move for the party’s economic territory. On her first day in Downing Street, Theresa May said her Government would stick up for everyone, not only the ‘privileged few’. Today, she’ll start work making good on that promise when she chairs the first meeting of her Cabinet committee on the economy and industrial strategy.
So what does that all mean? It’s obvious the sentiment suggests an attempt to beat Labour at its own game. From the politician who coined the description of the Tories as the ‘nasty party’, May is doing her best to show the Conservatives are the party of both compassion and competency. Quite a task, but Labour’s leadership tussle is an opportunity for the Conservatives and Theresa May knows it. But what will her pitch look like in practice?
Whilst the words are good, it’s difficult for May to be judged on results for the time being, but in repeating her aim to build an economy for everyone, she is trying to convince voters she really does mean it – and also piling pressure on herself if she doesn’t succeed.
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