Zoë Grünewald

Obviously, they have to wade in when Musk is directly putting their own ministers in danger. And what Elon Musk did to Jess Phillips, I think, was something that could not be ignored by any government. And I think Keir Starmer was quite strong on how Elon Musk could put her in danger. So...

Obviously, they have to wade in when Musk is directly putting their own ministers in danger. And what Elon Musk did to Jess Phillips, I think, was something that could not be ignored by any government. And I think Keir Starmer was quite strong on how Elon Musk could put her in danger. So...

Well, I think the fact that they have set them quite clearly shows that they do think they are realistic and viable. The problem is that they're staking a lot on reducing NHS waiting times because, A, because it is a lived thing. It's one of those things that people either have personal experience of or they have family members who have experience of.

Well, I think the fact that they have set them quite clearly shows that they do think they are realistic and viable. The problem is that they're staking a lot on reducing NHS waiting times because, A, because it is a lived thing. It's one of those things that people either have personal experience of or they have family members who have experience of.

And we know the NHS is a huge part of our sort of political fabric. And therefore, progress on the NHS is fundamental to whether people believe Labour is doing its job. but also because the NHS links to their wider economic plan. So we have nine million economically inactive people in the UK. A big portion of those are out of work, sick.

And we know the NHS is a huge part of our sort of political fabric. And therefore, progress on the NHS is fundamental to whether people believe Labour is doing its job. but also because the NHS links to their wider economic plan. So we have nine million economically inactive people in the UK. A big portion of those are out of work, sick.

Labour need to get through waiting lists in order to get those people back to work and rejuvenate the economy. The problem is there's lots of things going on in the economy that are out of Labour's control. Yesterday, while all this was going on with Elon Musk, Rachel Reeves was forced to service government borrowing, which has gone up massively.

Labour need to get through waiting lists in order to get those people back to work and rejuvenate the economy. The problem is there's lots of things going on in the economy that are out of Labour's control. Yesterday, while all this was going on with Elon Musk, Rachel Reeves was forced to service government borrowing, which has gone up massively.

So we've got the spiralling cost of government debt. This is taking Rachel Reeves within a whisker of breaking her fiscal rule about UK long-term borrowing. And people are saying when it comes to the spring budget, this might mean that they either have to put up taxes, slash public spending, or break her fiscal rules. The Treasury are ruling out breaking her fiscal rules.

So we've got the spiralling cost of government debt. This is taking Rachel Reeves within a whisker of breaking her fiscal rule about UK long-term borrowing. And people are saying when it comes to the spring budget, this might mean that they either have to put up taxes, slash public spending, or break her fiscal rules. The Treasury are ruling out breaking her fiscal rules.

So there's lots and lots of concern that if Rachel Reeves wants to meet her... long-term growth ambitions, we're going to see more cuts to public spending. And of course, this has a knock-on effect with things like the NHS. This has a knock-on effect with other public services that get people back to work. All of this is a holistic circle.

So there's lots and lots of concern that if Rachel Reeves wants to meet her... long-term growth ambitions, we're going to see more cuts to public spending. And of course, this has a knock-on effect with things like the NHS. This has a knock-on effect with other public services that get people back to work. All of this is a holistic circle.

And as much as Labour might want to say they're making progress on the NHS, you simply can't do that without all the other things being in place as well.

And as much as Labour might want to say they're making progress on the NHS, you simply can't do that without all the other things being in place as well.

It's really hard because you're absolutely right. Elon Musk is setting the news agenda. And part of this is because we have this obsession in the media with personalities. But part of it also is that he has been given legitimacy, A, by being extremely wealthy and putting the idea of a donation to reform out there, but also because he's in Donald Trump's administration now.

It's really hard because you're absolutely right. Elon Musk is setting the news agenda. And part of this is because we have this obsession in the media with personalities. But part of it also is that he has been given legitimacy, A, by being extremely wealthy and putting the idea of a donation to reform out there, but also because he's in Donald Trump's administration now.

So it's really hard for them to keep their messaging on track with policy. I think that there are sort of three ways that Labour hope they can defeat the rising threat, the far right, the influence of Elon Musk, the influence of Donald Trump. There's a really good piece by Ros Taylor in The New European about what Labour internally think they should be doing.

So it's really hard for them to keep their messaging on track with policy. I think that there are sort of three ways that Labour hope they can defeat the rising threat, the far right, the influence of Elon Musk, the influence of Donald Trump. There's a really good piece by Ros Taylor in The New European about what Labour internally think they should be doing.

And it's broadly split into kind of three categories. So you have The people who want to see Labour really hone in on its messaging, refine its messaging, no more doom and gloom, optimism. What will Britain look like? What's the future we're building? Get people excited about, you know, spades in the ground, new towns, new houses, planning reform, that kind of thing.

And it's broadly split into kind of three categories. So you have The people who want to see Labour really hone in on its messaging, refine its messaging, no more doom and gloom, optimism. What will Britain look like? What's the future we're building? Get people excited about, you know, spades in the ground, new towns, new houses, planning reform, that kind of thing.