The Latest Breaking News from Jonathan Reynolds

No rest for the winners: business secretary rushed on to Sunday politics shows

Just 40 or so hours into his role, Jonathan Reynolds sounded much more sensible than anything we’ve heard in recent years

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024

Starmer will have ‘no honeymoon period’ warns boss of UK’s biggest union

Keir Starmer’s new Labour government is facing an immediate challenge from the trade unions on the left to tear up his promises over economic stability

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2024

Unite chief puts immediate pressure on Rachel Reeves to change fiscal rules

Sharon Graham says new chancellor has ‘not got time to wait for growth’ and needs to borrow to invest

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024

Will rising debt cause Thames Water to sink under a Labour government?

The crisis-hit utilities company could quickly spoil the post-election mood for whichever party wins next week

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2024

Labour urged to step in over Tata’s plans to close steelworks days after election

Owner of plants in south Wales says it could cease operations at blast furnaces in response to strike action

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024

Take it on trust, Britain’s politicians beg voters. Trouble is, we all know they’re lying

Will the return to ‘boring’ politics make all Britain’s problems magically disappear? If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024

Labour to seek ‘stable position’ with Europe rather than reopen Brexit debate

Shadow business secretary says trying to rejoin single market or customs union would cause ‘more difficulties’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024

Socialism isn’t a dirty word. It’s simply about wanting to make a fairer society

Labour’s leadership needn’t struggle to define the ideology; it’s in its very constitution

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024

Royal Mail’s foreign sale could put a 500-year-old national service in jeopardy

Czech tycoon’s private buyout of UK postal group would come with very limited assurances – and a weight of added debt

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2024

‘They’re everywhere’: Labour’s wooing of City goes into overdrive

Starmer and Reeves have created 2020s version of party’s 1990s ‘prawn cocktail offensive’ – and business appears hungry for it

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024