Has Rachel Reeves made a “huge mistake”?

<p>“She’s done an awful lot of damage to morale,” says Andrew Marr.</p><br /><p><strong><em>Hit “Follow” in your podcast app to get new episodes as soon as they publish</em></strong></p><br /><p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves secured a victory in Parliament for her proposed changes to the Winter Fuel allowance.&nbsp;</p><br /><p>But the move has divided the Labour party, angered voters, and possibly tarnished Keir Starmer’s authority. Is this a sign Rachel Reeves “is not very good at politics”?&nbsp;</p><br /><p>Andrew Marr and George Eaton join Hannah Barnes on this episode of the New Statesman podcast.</p><br /><p>They also discuss Keir Starmer’s relationships with the trade unions following his speech at the TUC this week, and Freddie Hayward joins from the US to discuss the response to the Trump/Harris presidential debate.</p><br /><p>–</p><br /><p><strong>Read more:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Rachel Reeves’ great gamble, by George Eaton</p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/cover-story/2024/09/rachel-reeves-great-gamble" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.newstatesman.com/cover-story/2024/09/rachel-reeves-great-gamble</a></p><br /><p>Workers’ rights or growth: another tough choice for Labour, by Andrew Marr</p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/09/workers-rights-or-growth-another-tough-choice-for-labour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/09/workers-rights-or-growth-another-tough-choice-for-labour</a></p><br /><p>Kamala Harris made Trump look like a loser, by Freddie Hayward</p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2024/09/kamala-harris-donald-trump-debate-loser" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2024/09/kamala-harris-donald-trump-debate-loser</a></p><br /><p>–</p><br /><p><strong>Submit a question:</strong></p><p>We answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting on this episode on Spotify, or at <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/youaskus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.newstatesman.com/youaskus</a></p><br /><p><strong>Become a New Statesman subscriber:</strong></p><p>Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/save" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.newstatesman.com/save</a></p><br /><p><strong>Sign up for our daily politics email</strong></p><p>Receive a daily dose of politics coverage straight to your inbox every morning in our newsletter, Morning Call. Sign up for free here: <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://morningcall.substack.com</a></p><br /><p><strong>Watch the New Statesman podcast</strong></p><p>Find all episodes on our YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@newstatesman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@newstatesman</a></p><br /><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>