As they ponder the political scene before their return to Westminster after the Easter break, Tory and Labour MPs have detected a shift in the landscape in the past week. Rachel Reeves made the front pages with a tax avoidance clampdown pledge – a measure usually met with an eyeroll within Westminster.
Wes Streeting made waves with a championing of the use of private providers in the NHS, before Keir Starmer secured glowing coverage from usually hostile corners for his pledge to stand by Britain’s nuclear deterrent and match the government’s desire to spend more on defence.
