Shadow ministers look to approach used by pair in 2010, but say Tories crashed economy and only Labour can save it
George Osborne is an unlikely inspiration for Labour strategists but as the party plans the next stage of how to tackle the government’s autumn statement, there is something there from his playbook.
Two shadow cabinet ministers said the party can learn from how badly tarnished Labour had been by attacks from David Cameron and Osborne. It was a two-pronged approach, blaming Labour for the economic damage and saying only the Conservatives had a plan.
