by Lamiat Sabin
Parliamentary reporter

LABOUR is being warned against turning its back on Jeremy Corbyn’s popular manifesto policies after the party signalled that it will compete with the Conservatives on “economic competence.”

Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds was due to call for a “responsible economic, fiscal and monetary policy” based on “pragmatism, not dogmatism” to protect Britain’s recovery from the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in a speech last night. 

The annual Mais Lecture took place after the Morning Star went to print.