Labour to detail wealth fund plan at start of economy-focused week
The establishment of a national wealth fund will be the highlight of a week of campaigning by the Labour Party...
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Keir Starmer says UK will ‘not go back to austerity’ under Labour in BBC interview
Sir Keir Starmer has said that the UK “will not go back to austerity” under Labour if the party wins...
Whisper it, but Labour is about to inherit a rallying economy
The long hiatus in business investment seen since the vote for Brexit may finally have run its course. Years of...
Housing market ‘primed to surge’ after election as interest rate cuts come into view
Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer met for the first time on the campaign trail as they went head-to-head in...
How to grow an economy
For the next four weeks Rachel Reeves, like the rest of us, will be stuck in the hellscape of fiscal...
Sunak and Starmer clash over tax and health in a debate as disruptor Farage roils the UK election
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer sparred Tuesday over tax, the...
What happens when a Labour Britain meets a semi-fascist Europe?
Britain’s political centre has, by contrast, returned to rude good health. One mild-mannered gentleman will hand over power to another...
First Polls Since Sunak Called UK Election Show No Clear Change
The first opinion polls since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the UK general election last week show no clear change to the electoral picture after the opening days of campaigning. A poll by JL Partners found a slight narrowing in the lead held by Keir Starmer’s opposition Labour Party over Sunak’s Conservatives, to 12 points from 15 points earlier this month. The pollster highlighted a shift among older voters and those considering the right-wing Reform UK party, with more backing the Tories after Sunak announced a series of policies aimed...
Three important UK election issues, explained
After months of speculation, Rishi Sunak confirmed the general election will be held on 4 July.The prime minister said Labour...
Can Labour’s Keir Starmer rebuild Britain’s battered economy?
If history offers useful guidance, British voters should soon change their government, Alan Austin reports. THE PEOPLE of the United Kingdom...
