The Labour leader, Ed Miliband has been told that his efforts to cut public spending and clear the deficit will be undermined by his own members of parliament after the general election. He was told that around “30 to 40 left MPs” were preparing to dispute any attempt to make cuts.
It is proposed that the threat from the leader of the Socialist Campaign Group, John McDonnell, raises the likelihood that left-wing Labour MPs will collaborate with Scottish Nationalists to challenge the first budget of a Labour government.
However, David Cameron and George Osborne are seeking to focus on the economy, pledging that two million jobs would be created under a Conservative government in the next election. Cameron states, “We will be fighting for every man and woman who wants to work and earn a wage.”
