Is Al Carns the man to take on Andy Burnham in Labour leadership race? | The National

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Welfare reform During a speech in central London he put forward a series of policy proposals in addition to the energy pledge.
50% : "I'd like to see a narrative change from net zero to actually, 'how do I lower business energy costs and how do I lower the costs coming out of your pocket to pay for energy in your house?' "That's got to be the number one priority, not necessarily net zero, net zero will be the by-product of a very balanced transition towards green energy.
48% : " The decorated former special forces officer used the example of the innovative post-war 1945 Labour government that introduced the NHS and welfare state alongside making Britain a nuclear power, to call for greater defence spending.
44% : On the welfare state, that accounts for nearly a quarter of government spending and whose reform causes disquiet among many Labour MPs, he argued that there had to be trade-offs and a move towards "hand-ups, not hand-outs" while being honest with the public.

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