Gordon Brown’s U-turn on compensating some of those affected by the abolition of the 10p tax rate is already well on the way to unravelling.
Last night Treasury Chief Secretary Yvette Cooper was characteristically patronising and woolly on Newsnight, refusing to be specific on who would benefit from the U-turn, by how much and when it would happen.
Then, speaking in the Commons this morning, Chancellor Alistair Darling said it would “take time” to finalise the compensation package, adding that the tax system could be “quite complex.”
Last night Treasury Chief Secretary Yvette Cooper was characteristically patronising and woolly on Newsnight, refusing to be specific on who would benefit from the U-turn, by how much and when it would happen.
Then, speaking in the Commons this morning, Chancellor Alistair Darling said it would “take time” to finalise the compensation package, adding that the tax system could be “quite complex.”
Already several Labour MPs have spoken out to say they believe chief rebel Frank Field was too hasty in withdrawing his amendment guaranteeing compensation for those affected.
Should one of Mr Field's 45 rebel Labour colleagues re-table this or a similar amendment in time for Monday evening's debate, Gordon might well find himself back in the Brown stuff yet again.
Should one of Mr Field's 45 rebel Labour colleagues re-table this or a similar amendment in time for Monday evening's debate, Gordon might well find himself back in the Brown stuff yet again.
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