Will Labour allow ‘wedge issues’ to define the next election?

Sky News published this video item, entitled “Will Labour allow ‘wedge issues’ to define the next election?” – below is their description.

A general election is still some way away, but Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seems to be already setting out the Conservative attack lines, focusing on so-called ‘wedge issues’ that could be awkward for the Labour Party.

Labour are sitting around 17 points ahead in the polls but are facing criticism for seeming to roll back on some green policies.

On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Andrew Fisher, former Labour director of policy under Jeremy Corbyn and John McTernan, former political secretary to Tony Blair, to discuss the strategies Labour could take.

Plus, Sky’s Chief political correspondent Jon Craig looks back to the last time Labour seemed to be on the brink of a landslide victory.

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