TUC warns Keir Starmer: do not water down ban on zero-hours contracts PM urged to stay the course after chancellor promises employers government will ‘co-design’ reforms with business The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2024
UK Pensioners And Netizens Slam 'Double Whammy' As Energy Bills And Budget Cuts Loom Analysis shows that energy bills this winter will be the highest on record for older people who previously received a winter fuel payment of up to £300. International Business Times UK · Aug 29, 2024
Rachel Reeves slammed for 'staggering hypocrisy' on austerity as old clip resurfaces RACHEL Reeves has been slammed for “staggering hypocrisy” after an old tweet resurfaced in which she railed against cutting government spending. The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2024
Rachel Reeves tells departments to make 'billions of pounds' of cuts before Budget THE Chancellor has warned that “public spending is not sustainable” as she told government departments to make billions of pounds of cuts in… The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2024
Ed Davey wants Lib Dems to try to block Labour's axing of winter fuel benefit to all pensioners Lib Dem leader pushes for vote to stop ending of the payment for all pensioners on Sept 16 Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2024
Starmer refuses to rule out first fuel duty rise in 15 years as Labour seeks to close Budget black hole PM says he wants to ‘inject hope’ for the British people but is government is still mulling over options for tax rises The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2024
Home Office criticised over ‘woefully’ understated Tory asylum budgets An IFS report vindicates Labour concerns that it inherited a worse financial situation than previously thought The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2024
The Guardian view on trade unions: good for capitalism Editorial: Drop the cliches about union barons and militant strikers; organised workers are essential to a modern economy The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2024
Support planned for UK households struggling with winter energy bills Government discusses support for those struggling after criticism over cuts to winter fuel payments The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2024
Unearthed Rachel Reeves clips undermines her own Winter Fuel Payment claim LABOUR – at least the UK lot – have been at pains to ensure everyone knows they never wanted to cut the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of… The National (Scotland) · Aug 28, 2024
Rachel Reeves pins blame for cuts on SNP during visit to Scotland CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has claimed the SNP government “is as guilty as the Conservative government” when it comes to issues with the… The National (Scotland) · Aug 28, 2024
Labour's fiscal rules are 'daft' – they should borrow more, IFS director says LABOUR’s self-imposed fiscal rules are “pretty daft” and ape the Conservatives, according to the director of a leading economics think tank ... The National (Scotland) · Aug 28, 2024
It's looking like Tory rot will simply be replaced by Labour rot There is no end to the duplicity of Labour's Scottish branch manager Anas Sarwar ... The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2024
The Guardian view on Labour’s gloomy politics: it is bad economics Editorial: Keir Starmer wants to pin the blame for broken Britain on the shambolic Tories. But his party has yet to form its own, more hopeful narrative The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024 Rachel Reeves has boxed herself into a corner on tax Letters: Readers respond to the chancellor’s attempts to manage Britain’s public finances
Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2024 OPINION - Keir Starmer's mission-led government collides with short-term fiscal reality The central problem with 'levelling up' was that no one in government ever quite articulated what it meant. Was it the application of a lick of paint to dilapidated northern high streets, or did it entail a fundamental rewiring of the British economy? And if it was the latter, join…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024 ‘I was frustrated’: The woman who told Labour it didn’t need to spend £28bn on green investment Rhian-Mari Thomas, the head of the Green Finance Institute, suggested to Rachel Reeves the private sector could help offset state funding
The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2024 Keir Starmer says Labour cronies given jobs as they are the 'best people' KEIR Starmer has defended parachuting Labour cronies into Government as “getting the best people into the best jobs”, amid a cronyism row…
The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2024 Anas Sarwar: People will find Keir Starmer's doom and gloom 'refreshing' ANAS Sarwar has said people will find Keir Starmer’s warning of a “painful” first Budget “quite refreshing”.
The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024 Starmer warns of ‘really painful’ Budget to ‘fix the rot’ left by Tories The prime minister defended taking away winter fuel payments from thousands of pensioners as he warned of ‘worse to come’
Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2024 Keir Starmer slams Tories amid row over Civil Service 'cronyism' under Labour Conservatives demand PM ‘stop the rot’ after early rows for new government
Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2024 OPINION - The Standard View: Keir Starmer warns of Budget 'pain' — but there must be a plan for prosperity too Speaking from the Downing Street Rose Garden, the Prime Minister promised no more “business as usual” and his intention to “reverse a decade of decline”. But voters will be wary of more rhetoric and rather more keen on results. Since assuming power, Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have highlighted…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024 Rachel Reeves to extend support fund to help poorest households Chancellor understood to be looking at fifth extension of scheme to support people at risk of destitution
The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024 Tories accuse Labour of waging war on pensioners after Starmer says budget will be ‘painful’ – as it happened Prime minister says government left with ‘no other choice’ but to make difficult decisions after discovering £22bn ‘black hole’ in public finances
The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024 Tuesday briefing: Will the public buy Labour’s plan to pin difficult decisions on the Tories? In today’s newsletter: After his honeymoon period, Keir Starmer tries to sell hard choices to voters