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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Joe JACKSON

UK Labour Touts Pro-business Shift As Industry Figures Back Party In Election

Labour leader Keir Starmer's party is well ahead of the ruling Conservatives ahead of the July 4 election (Credit: AFP)

The UK's Labour opposition vowed Tuesday to be both "pro-worker and pro-business" after winning the backing of 120 industry leaders as the party tries to oust the Conservatives in the upcoming general election.

In a speech at a Rolls Royce factory in central England, Rachel Reeves -- who is set to become finance minister if Labour wins power on July 4 -- argued it was now "the natural party" of business.

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