Pat McFadden, described by one outlet as a former senior aide to Labour leader Keir Starmer, says Labour is asking “wrong questions” about how to fund benefits. According to the report, McFadden argues that discussions within the party repeatedly focus on which groups the government could tax in order to pay for increased benefits. The outlet frames his comments as a critical assessment of Starmer’s current approach, suggesting that the party’s approach to policy funding is misdirected. The report does not include additional details about specific tax proposals or precise benefit changes, but it presents McFadden’s claim that this way of thinking is raised consistently at Labour meetings. Overall, the available information centres on McFadden’s characterization of the nature of internal discussions—particularly the emphasis on raising money through taxation to expand benefits—rather than on documenting any particular policy decision or legislative outcome.