The Guardian view on Labour’s fiscal warning: rethink the provide. Or threat dropping voters to a damaged settlement | Editorial

The Conservative social gathering could also be sliding into the abyss, as Sir Keir Starmer suggests, however Labour can be silly to think about that it’s insulated from the identical destiny. Labour’s polling plummet because the 2024 basic election is the worst for any authorities since 1983. In chopping present spending on advantages whereas promising future capital funding, Sir Keir dangers alienating the very voters he must preserve.