The two major parties have been looking increasingly similar in recent years.
As Labour shifts to the centre in order to become a more electable force, in many areas the Tories have shifted over to the left as the country continues to claw its way back from a turbulent few years.
As a result of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, public finances have ended up tighter than ever - and taxes have climbed up as a result. With taxation at its highest level since post-World War II, it is no surprise that both parties are promising cuts.
Meanwhile, with migration - both legal and illegal - still coming in at record levels, it is another point of consensus that the numbers most come down. No surprise: both parties are campaigning on a promise to control immigration.
The two major parties have been looking increasingly similar in recent years
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While Starmer has been liberal with his criticism of the detail of Sunak's policies, his party's own plans have been thin on detail so far.
And in many cases it is hard to see how the Labour Party will bring the change they are promising, when many of their goals seem so similar to the Tories.
Their platform so far has been heavy on education as a solution to many of Britain's problems - plugging skills shortages to tackle migration, NHS wait times and productivity. They've also pledged a controversial #28 billion towards green investment.
But the question remains over how they will fund these promises, alongside plans to offer meaningful tax cuts for working people.
The closer we get to an election, the louder those asking this question will get.
Personal distaste for the policy aside, Rishi Sunak's recent announcement that the Government is looking at slashing welfare in order to offer further tax cuts at the Spring Budget is a politically smart one.
Although any form of welfare cut will attract criticism - it is seen by many as a cruel policy which hits the most vulnerable the hardest - it also puts Starmer in a tricky position.
The Labour leader has worked hard to escape the party's image as being fiscally irresponsible. And its detractors will use anything to claim that Labour "can't be trusted with the money".
So when Starmer promises to introduce tax cuts for working people, the closer we get to an election the more questions will be asked over how he plans to fund it.
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Sunak's proposal to take the money from welfare - a budget which Starmer will do anything to avoid going near - is a clear attempt to cling onto the Tories' image as the party of sound money.
By promising to claw back government spending, Sunak has thrown down the gauntlet for the Labour Party: if Starmer wants to introduce spending promises or tax cuts, he will have to do something similar - but he will also be extremely reluctant to go anywhere near the welfare budget if he wants to maintain Labour's image.
