As Labour touts more brutal cuts to benefits, how is this different from life under the Tories?

Its a very interesting question

The presumption is that they are front loading bad news so its all good news closer to elections. But I don't know if that will work if the Americans manage to cause to full blown trade war.

Starmer is doing exactly what he was put in charge to do, support the status quo for billionaires and the Israel project.