Will Labour’s winter fuel U-turn work?
Some inside government fear Rachel Reeves has missed the opportunity to make a moral argument.
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George Eaton
George Eaton is the New Statesman's senior editor (politics). He writes the Morning Call political briefing three times a week and contributes columns, features, interviews and leaders.
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