Tony Blair kicks off Hot Essay Summer for Labour Party, but what did he say?

The Labour Party is playing with fire with its future, according to Tony Blair. This was the headline of a 5,000 word essay he published earlier this week.

He called for policy first, but his was thin, with his foreign policy stuck in 2003 and relying on the US as a dependable ally, while his domestic policy was boring and obvious - all while betting hugely on AI.

In response, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting all took to Substack, The Times and The Guardian to publish their response.

The PM defending his government, Burnham pushed his potential agenda of Manchesterism and the fall of living standards while Streeting also doubled down on AI but also spoke to inequality.

We took a closer look at all three and if anyone has actually said anything new.