Labour’s best hope for a second term is if the UK Government pursues popular policies that unite the country.
Progress on a number of fronts, from boosting workers鈥 rights to securing trade deals, has been made since the general election.
But Keir Starmer鈥檚 Government has also pursued a number of policies that have been divisive and created tension among Labour MPs.
Taking winter fuel payments from pensioners on low incomes 鈥 an error now corrected 鈥 was the original sin.
The 拢5bn cuts to disability and sickness benefits are in the same category and could seriously damage the PM.
It looks increasingly unlikely that he has the support to push through the welfare reforms and they may have to be ditched entirely.
Over 100 Labour MPs are revolting against the changes and the divisions have spread to Anas Sarwar鈥檚 top team in Scottish Labour with his education spokeswoman, Pam Duncan-Glancy, against the welfare bill.
Duncan-Glancy is a permanent wheelchair user and knows more about the iniquities of the social security system than anybody at Holyrood.
The fact she has concerns, along with 12 Scots Labour MPs, should set alarm bells ringing inside Downing Street.
Voters do not like divided parties and Labour look like they cannot come to a common position on welfare.
Starmer needs a rethink and ensure savings are made from targeting people who can work, but who are currently out of the jobs market.
Protecting the incomes of disabled people must be the cornerstone of a revised welfare bill.
Weight loss
Jade Stalker tipped the scales at more than 22 stone and wanted to shed the excess weight so that she wouldn鈥檛 be looked upon as the 鈥渇at mum鈥 at the school gates.
It all seemed too good to be true when, after a trip to Turkey for gastric band surgery and the use of the weight-loss drug Mounjaro, she lost a staggering 30 inches from her waist.
But Jade soon found, there can be consequences to such a drastic and rapid change in body shape.
Left with unsightly layers of excess skin, Jade is trying to raise 拢6,000 on top of what she has already spent to pay for surgery to remove it.
Others who used weight loss drugs have not regained their appetite and complain about being too thin.
The message is clear. Take the advice of your GP before a major weight-loss journey and consider small steps to begin with, such as a healthy and nutritious diet.