I can’t figure out if he is genuinely complimenting her or trying to suppress the Labour vote. However, the main concern is the fact that he can do this at all.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

George Osborne has suggested that Rachel Reeves is the “heir to David Cameron” – and himself – as he predicted Labour will win the next election.

The shadow chancellor channelled another former Tory leader, Margaret Thatcher, during part of a major speech on the economy last week.

“Now Reeves is saying she wants to strengthen the Office for Budget Responsibility I introduced, adopt austere fiscal rules and won’t put up corporation tax,” he points out, asking: “Is she the heir to Cameron/Osborne?”

Elsewhere, Mr Osborne, once widely seen as the man most likely to replace Lord Cameron as prime minister, predicts Labour is “going to win” the looming general election.

The PM is also facing an exodus from his party after two cabinet ministers quit ahead of stepping down as MPs at the general election.

They added: “A claim that has about as much credibility as Osborne’s campaign for David Cameron to be Labour’s foreign secretary.

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