What a Labour election win could mean for investors
Labour party leader Keir Starmer (R) and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves (L). As the UK heads to the polls on...
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Starmer will have to walk a US-China tightrope – POLITICO
Trump has been clear that on trade he wants to confront China directly, and that he’d like to accelerate the...
Britain’s Labour aims for closer EU ties without reopening Brexit wounds
By Alistair SmoutLONDON (Reuters) - For a decade, leaving the European Union was the question that dominated British politics. These...
Labour’s private school tax raid ‘likely illegal’
Jeremy Hyam KC, a human rights lawyer, said: “It is clearly arguable that if the state imposes VAT and removes...
What happened this week in the UK election campaign, from more betting slips to the last debate
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. general election on July 4 is just days away now, no doubt to the relief...
Sir Keir Starmer is about to discover just how lucky he really is
These extra costs help explain why the tax burden has risen to record peacetime levels even as public services are...
Britain’s paltry savings are in Labour’s crosshairs
It’s one thing to limit the extent of tax relief on pension contributions, but it is quite another for the...
Why lawyerly Keir Starmer may struggle to restore the City’s swagger
Painful new taxes came in under the Conservatives. The bank levy rakes in around £1.5bn per year for the Exchequer....
UK’s Labour considers upping capital gains and inheritance taxes, Guardian reports
(Reuters) -Britain's opposition Labour Party is considering raising capital gains tax and altering inheritance tax to help fund public services...
Analysis-Consumer-focused lending under Labour could dent UK bank profits
By Sinead Cruise and Lawrence WhiteLONDON (Reuters) - Once seen as hostile to banks, Britain's Labour has courted lenders in...
