What to expect in Labour’s first 100 days in power Keir Starmer faces Nato summit in Washington and is expected to scrap Rwanda deportation scheme The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
What to expect in the first 100 days of Keir Starmer’s Labour government As Sir Keir Starmer becomes the UK’s newly elected prime minister, here are some of the steps he could take early in his term The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024
Labour’s new cabinet: Who is in Keir Starmer’s top team? Former Bank of England economist has helped restore Labour’s economic credibility The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024
Keir Starmer hails ‘sunlight of hope’ as Britain wakes up to Labour landslide Labour leader promises ‘age of national renewal’ in which his government will ‘start to rebuild our country’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
What are Keir Starmer’s biggest issues as he enters Downing Street? The incoming prime minister’s in-tray will be more daunting than usual because of a rotten economic inheritance, writes Andrew Grice The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024
‘100% feminist’: how Eleanor Rathbone invented child benefit – and changed women’s lives for ever She was an MP and author with a formidable reputation, fighting for the rights of women and refugees, and opposing the appeasement of Hitler. Why isn’t she better known today? The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024
‘No-drama Starmer’: How Labour would govern ‘It’s not politics as spectacle. It’s politics designed to get better outcomes,’ says one insider, as Starmer looks to cut NHS waiting lists and improve security The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024
Labour landslide may boost investment and confidence in UK, say City analysts Strong mandate for Keir Starmer’s party should help restore Britain’s ‘safe haven’ status, knocked by Liz Truss and Brexit The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024
Starmer refuses to guarantee anybody a job in his new government Keir Starmer is preparing to win power on Thursday but has refused to even confirm Rachel Reeves as his new chancellor The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024
Multi-millionaire who funded Just Stop Oil says Greens don't deserve a single MP The Ecotricity founder has been campaigning against Greens in their target seats Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2024
'Trust me' with your money, Rachel Reeves tells voters across UK as July 4 polling day looms EXCLUSIVE: Shadow Chancellor speaks to The Standard on tax, the City after Brexit and Heathrow expansion Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2024
Private sector lobbyists embedded into Labour’s shadow cabinet teams Party appealed to engineering firms and management consultancies, requesting help with policy work The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024
Tuesday briefing: How undecided voters could shape the UK general election In today’s newsletter: 12% of the electorate are believed to be undecided about how to vote, and they might change the demographic of voters. Could the polls be wrong? The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024
‘When power shifts, so does the money’: mega-donors fill Labour’s coffers Large financial backers are returning to the party after abandoning it during the Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn eras The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2024 She could soon be the UK’s first female chancellor – but who is Rachel Reeves? The 45-year-old has the perfect CV for the role, with experience at the Bank of England and in private finance – but how has her background shaped her tough stance on public finances?
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024 Better economic news will not stop Tories from suffering their biggest ever defeat Rachel Reeves will be the beneficiary of UK growth but faces a world still trying to shake off the 15-year Great Stagnation
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024 ‘Mansplaining’ UK election coverage marginalises women’s concerns, study finds Media reporting on the campaign is overwhelmingly dominated by men, say researchers
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024 Labour needs billions to fund its plans – and I know where it can be found By harnessing the power of pension funds, it truly can become the party of growth
The National (Scotland) · Jun 30, 2024 Revealed: Westminster’s ‘unhealthy’ £100,000 relationship with the gambling industry WESTMINSTER MPs and parties benefited from over £100,000 in gifts and donations from the gambling industry in the past year...
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 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 Conversation · Jun 28, 2024 If Rachel Reeves hikes capital gains tax, she’ll be more in line with Nigel Lawson than Gordon Brown With Labour heavily predicted to win the upcoming UK election, there has been much talk about future tax plans.
Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2024 Ex-Mail editor Geordie Greig takes aim at his old paper The Editor of the Independent praised the Mail’s owner but said nothing of its chair
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024 Could central London, headquarters of God and mammon, really be turning red? The affluent constituency is home to Mayfair clubs, Soho theatres and City types – one of whom told me: ‘We need to pay more tax’, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024 Cosy ties and £400,000 in political donations: why Labour has a gambling problem Labour talked tough on regulation in its manifesto, but questions have been raised about how it will proceed with legislation if it comes into office
The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024 Companies linked to Tory donors given £8.4bn in public contracts since 2016 Exclusive: Anti-corruption charity calls for ban on parties accepting donations from companies with public contracts