TMay U-turns on her controversial manifesto social care policy
Theresa May’s 9 U-turns https://t.co/5rfqideq4d
— FT Westminster (@ftwestminster) May 22, 2017
Delete Strong & Stable replace Strong & Swerving
With just two weeks and 2 days of campaigning left Mrs. May has u-turned on one of the flagship policies in her manifesto – the plans for social care.
This follows a sharp move in some polls although even on present numbers she is sure of a substantial working majority.
In all the time I’ve been writing about politics (my first election was GE1970) I cannot recall a time when a major party has has to go back on a manifesto pledge in such a short period.
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The real damage from this is what it does to the Theresa May brand. Her strong and stable image was resonating well as the polls have shown. People want a competent leader even if they don’t always agree with the policy platform.
I agree with the Guardian’s Andrew Sparrow that the best thing to be said about this is that she has moved quickly which should mitigate some of the damage.