Jamie Osborne on Nostr: Nice to see the Labour rejects aren’t going to stop undermining their govt just ...
Nice to see the Labour rejects aren’t going to stop undermining their govt just because they have a new leader, trying to do things differently – and with some optimism. Not even for one day. 👍🏼 🙄
Presumably, if they ever intended to introduce digital IDs, it would have to be paid for somehow. Jones seems to be admitting they never had an intention to do so.
— ‘It would be funded, officials said, by Burnham’s decision to scrap the digital ID scheme.
However, less than an hour after the move was announced, Darren Jones, who was sacked as chief secretary to the prime minister in Burnham’s reshuffle, raised doubts over the funding.
He said the digital ID project was unfunded and questioned how the VAT cut would be paid for.’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/21/burnham-announces-plans-to-cut-vat-on-electricity-bills-as-first-cost-of-living-movePublished at
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