This was supposed to be Labour’s victory parade. The first party conference in government since 2009, when cabinet minister after cabinet minister would be taking curtain calls in front of adoring delegates and party members. Instead, an air of tetchiness has descended on Liverpool.
The question of who is paying for clothes – that of the Prime Minister, his wife and senior ministers – is everywhere. And it is not solely a media obsession. Voters see well paid politicians and understandably wonder why they seemingly cannot afford to buy their own clothes.
