Sunak's winter plan is the shadow chancellor's chance to fight back | Larry Elliott
by Larry Elliott from on (#58KBS)
Anneliese Dodds has been limited by Covid, but her questions about the job support scheme could prove canny
The job of shadow chancellor is one of the toughest in politics. Your opponent can call on the full weight of the Treasury and can actually do stuff. It is always a struggle to be heard.
In theory, life should have been a bit easier for the current incumbent, Anneliese Dodds, because she took over from John McDonnell just as the economy was falling into the Covid-19 abyss. It normally helps not to be in charge when the country is going through a monster recession.
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