Liz Truss is haunting Mel Stride

Rachel Reeves ’ task managing the economy at a moment of ever-increasing spending demands and ever-stagnating funds is a juggling one, where the balls have been replaced by chainsaws and a live hand grenade.

The grenade is Liz Truss , who Labour loves to talk about.

Conservative message is that “Labour have lost control of the economy” Allowing for differences in political perspectives, many people will find it compelling.

But few genuinely believe the Tories would do any better than Labour .

The Tories are going backwards in terms of economic credibility, which should terrify them.