Starmer aims to build ‘pragmatic and serious relationship’ in meeting with Xi Prime minister wants bilateral at G20 to lead to closer ties with China, which he sees as key to faster growth The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024
Far-right groups plan to hijack farmers’ protest in London against tax changes Extremists including Tommy Robinson associates latch on to event but organisers say they want it to be nonpolitical The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024
Iconic tractor producer backs farmers in row over tax hike and says ‘we need to look after people who feed us’ Farmers say the inheritance tax raid in Rachel Reeves’s Budget will lead to the closure of family-run businesses The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2024
The streetlights going out over Britain tell a brutal story: austerity isn’t over – it’s getting worse Labour won’t achieve its aim of reviving the UK’s economy until it takes the plight of cash-starved councils more seriously, writes Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024
Farmers have hoarded land for too long. Inheritance tax will bring new life to rural Britain Prices and rents will fall under Rachel Reeves’ plans, enabling a younger generation with new ideas to enter the field The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024
Taxing times for wine lovers Alcohol duty and how it affects the way wines taste – and are made The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024
The Observer view on trade relations: closer ties with EU is the lever for economic growth Amid sluggish UK productivity and global insecurity, pulling closer to Europe is diplomatically and economically vital The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2024
Reeves is reopening Casino UK, where the workers cover the losses YOUR VIEW: Letters to the editor: our readers share their views. Please send your letters to [email protected] The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2024
Sir Keir Starmer defends Budget as furious farmers protest outside Welsh Labour conference Mass tractor protest against inheritance tax during Keir Starmer’s speech Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2024
Farmers protest outside Welsh Labour conference as Starmer defends Budget The Prime Minister praised the election of 27 MPs in July, making Wales a ‘Tory-free zone’. The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2024
Starmer ‘fled like a rat’ as angry farmers beseige Welsh Labour conference The prime minister was accused of escaping through a back door to avoid scores of angry farmers protesting outside the Welsh Labour conference in Llandudno The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2024
Don’t take Trump bullying ‘on the chin’, Starmer warned after senior adviser issues EU Brexit trade threat A top trade adviser for Donald Trump has demanded that the UK ditches the ‘socialist’ EU in favour of US ‘freedom’ and a trade deal or suffer the consequences with tariffs The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2024
Donald Trump advisor warns UK to prioritise US above 'socialist' European Union if it wants trade deal Britain urged to align with America as president elect threatens global trade war Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2024
Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’ Exclusive: Rights group expresses concerns as it emerges US spy tech company has been lobbying UK ministers The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2024
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2024 Defiant Keir Starmer says he will defend controversial Budget ‘all day long’ as he rejects tractor tax U-turn Charities, dentists, hospices and GPs, as well as farmers, have all called for the Labour prime minister to change tack on chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget
The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024 Reeves tells City regulator to encourage more risk-taking in financial sector New remit given to FCA by chancellor raises fears of a weakening of rules brought in to avert another financial crisis
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2024 UK economy under Labour stalls - what that means for you and your money Labour is facing a headache with its dependency on a growing economy to gather more tax
Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2024 OPINION - The Standard View: Business as usual for the soporific UK economy It is the story of the British economy for the last 15 or so years. No matter the ideology of the prime minister, the content of the Budget or the geopolitical conditions, our GDP continues to grow, or indeed shrink, at a snail’s pace.
Latin Times · Nov 15, 2024 UK Growth Slows In Third Quarter, Dealing Blow To Labor Government Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.1% in the July-September period, a slowdown compared to 0.5% growth in the second quarter, the Office for National Statistics said.
Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2024 Why did the UK economy slow in the third quarter, and what does it mean? The PA news agency looks at what fresh GDP figures mean for the wider UK economy, households and the Government.
Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2024 Reeves ‘not satisfied’ as economic growth slows in third quarter The Chancellor said she wanted growth to ‘be stronger, to come sooner’ after figures showed a slowdown between July and September.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024 Shadow chancellor warns Reeves over EU ties after Bank chief says Brexit harming economy – as it happened Mel Stride said there must be no suggestion of the UK going back into the EU single market or customs union
Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2024 Reeves under fire for Budget 'c**k up' with NI hike on employers hitting London hospices, charities and GPs Minister defended the huge tax raid to better fund the NHS
International Business Times · Nov 15, 2024 UK Growth Slows In Third Quarter, Dealing Blow To Labour Government Britain's economy grew less than expected in the third quarter, official data showed on Friday, dealing a blow to the Labour government that has set its sights on growth expansion.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024 Few expected Britain to boom but the GDP figures will worry the Treasury Summer slowdown raises questions of whether Reeves’s bleak outlook in the run-up to the budget hindered growth