OPINION - Rachel Reeves has more reasons to smile as OECD upgrades UK growth Now, about those fiscal rules... Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2024
Rachel Reeves' free breakfast clubs: When will they start and which children are eligible The Chancellor has pledged to give youngsters the ‘best start’ with her new plans Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2024
Unions win vote to reverse winter fuel cut in blow for Keir Starmer The vote highlights major division within the Labour Party over the controversial policy The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024
‘I have £7 in my bank account’: how the two-child benefit cap changed Britain The limit was introduced by George Osborne and has pushed whole households into poverty. Why isn’t the Labour government ditching it? The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024
‘Davos on the Mersey’: key conference takeaways as Labour tries to woo business As the budget looms, where the party stands on investment in the UK economy, workers’ rights and more The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024
Business leaders raise concerns over flagship Labour investment summit Scheduling of event two weeks before budget in late October criticised at party conference as ‘wrong way round’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024
Labour urged to 'respect devolution' amid Ian Murray interview confusion SHONA Robison has urged the Labour UK Government to “respect devolution” after Scottish Secretary Ian Murray sparked confusion over a… The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2024
Teenager who protested Keir Starmer speech explains why he did it THE teenager who heckled the Prime Minister in his Labour conference speech has spoken out on why he chose to take a stand ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2024
Keir Starmer panned for reaction to Pro-Palestine protester KEIR Starmer has been criticised for his reaction to a pro-Palestine who interrupted his speech during the Labour conference ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2024
UK leader Starmer aims to shed gloomy image with a key speech stressing change British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has tried to shake off his image as a gloom-monger by telling voters that better times are on the way The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024
214,000 more pensioners got fuel help last winter ahead of Reeves’s plan to cut payments More than 11 million pensioners received help with heating their homes last winter, new figures reveal The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024
Labour accused of 'betrayal in waiting' as Rachel Reeves 'snubs' Acorn project RACHEL Reeves has been accused of snubbing the Acorn carbon capture project in north east Scotland as she set out green priorities in her speech at… The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2024
There is a simple question Starmer’s government is yet to answer: ‘Why are you doing that?’ Poor communication has prevented Labour explaining how it will deliver a brighter future, says the political columnist and broadcaster Steve Richards The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024
Keir Starmer is ‘the new George Osborne’ says John McDonnell Former Labour shadow chancellor attacks plan to curb welfare fraud and says the prime minister is becoming a ‘replica’ of the former Tory chancellor The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024 Labour has been overdoing the doom and gloom – but now Reeves has given us a glimpse of sunshine Though the freebies scandal soured the start of conference, the party can regain the moral high ground, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2024 Shona Robison: Rachel Reeves must not ‘repeat mistakes of the past’ in first Budget Chancellor Rachel Reeves is being urged to not “repeat the mistakes of the past” when she delivers her first Budget next month.
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024 Keir Starmer promises to revive UK as he dismisses ‘silly’ freebies stories Keir Starmer will deliver a speech to reboot his government and inject hope, and attempt to move beyond the scandals about gifts, the internal squabbles and the accusations of being doom laden
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024 Starmer to strike more upbeat note as Treasury plots spending boost In first conference speech as PM, Labour leader will defend tough rhetoric but say there is light at the end of the tunnel
The National (Scotland) · Sep 23, 2024 I'm the protester from Rachel Reeves's speech – here's what happened THE protester who was aggressively kicked out of Rachel Reeves’ speech at Labour conference described the experience as “brutal” ...
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024 The Guardian view on Rachel Reeves’ speech: when troubling evidence can’t be wished away Editorial: The chancellor suggested that she might need to rewrite her fiscal rules. That would be a good thing
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024 Reeves packs up her troubles until budget day and smiles, smiles, smiles The chancellor beamed her way through a conference speech that offered hope at least but little of substance
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024 Scotland could extend winter fuel allowance, Scottish Labour argues Further devolution next year will bring allowance under Scottish control just months before Holyrood elections
The National (Scotland) · Sep 23, 2024 'Placating his Westminster bosses': Anas Sarwar slated for Labour conference speech ANAS Sarwar has been accused of “placating his Westminster bosses” with his speech at the Labour Party conference.
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024 Labour accused of censoring pro-Palestinian activists at party conference by banning genocide references Exclusive: The party has been criticised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) for refusing to promote its fringe event, titled ‘Justice for Palestine: Confronting genocide and ending apartheid’
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024 Reynolds condemns ‘scaremongering’ over Labour’s workers’ rights overhaul Exclusive: business secretary says some headlines about planned employment bill ‘pretty obviously wrong’