Britain’s toughest political interrogator says Chancellor has “run out of ideas”.Andrew Neil ripped into Chancellor Rachel Reeves over plans to launch a war on waste in a bid to stabilise public finances.
The veteran broadcaster said the idea that Labour would take on unions to boost productivity in the public sector was “ludicrous”.
He added that the pledge shows she has “run out of ideas” and her days “maybe numbered”.
In a post on X, Mr Neil said: “Chancellor Rachel Reeves has let it be known that she plans a war on ‘waste and inefficiency’ across the public sector to stabilise her increasingly shaky hold on the public finances, in which she will leave ‘no stone unturned’.
“First, the idea this government will do anything to tackle the dead hand of public-sector unions opposed to most reforms which would increase productivity is ludicrous. Just about every stone will be left unturned.”Second, when politicians fall back on ‘waste and inefficiency’ as their get out of jail card you know they’ve run out of ideas — and that their days in office are maybe numbered.”