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Increase public sector pay or risk strikes, TUC warns Labour

Caution against enforcing tight public sector pay settlements will add to pressure on Starmer if he wins election

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024

Labour party manifesto: What will be Keir Starmer’s key policies for the general election?

A guide to all the manifesto promises we could expect to see from Labour before July 4

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024

Rachel Reeves denies Anas Sarwar 'blew apart' her fiscal rules in debate

LABOUR have been accused of “not being honest” about public spending cuts – after Anas Sarwar was accused of re-writing the party’s economic…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 4, 2024

Why Labour must adopt radical new tax policies – including on wealth and capital gains

The Brown-era adage ‘Prudence with a purpose’ could be the way to obtain the economic stability that has eluded every UK government since the 2008 financial crisis, say Colm Murphy and Patrick Diamond

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024

General Election show on the road as parties launch battle buses

Labour and the Conservatives both launched their battle buses on the weekend.

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2024

Is Rachel Reeves thinking about an ISA tax raid?

City Comment: ISA savings have surged to a record high. That might catch Rachel Reeves’ attention

Evening Standard · May 31, 2024

Election blow for Sunak as IFS says Tories oversaw ‘worst income growth for generations’

A damning new report has laid bare more then a decade of languishing living standards under successive Conservative governments

The Independent UK · May 31, 2024

Fiscal tussle: who will win the battle to put up taxes the least?

The Conservatives and Labour are embroiled in a fight to woo voters with promises to keep rates of tax low

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024

Labour and Conservatives ‘misleading’ voters on tax and spending plans, top economist warns

Exclusive: As a war of words continues on whether Keir Starmer or Rishi Sunak would rule out a VAT hike, a top economist tells The Independent that both men are being dishonest with voters about the country’s finances

The Independent UK · May 30, 2024

Stealth tax on income will stay until 2028 if Conservatives are re-elected, admits Jeremy Hunt

The Chancellor clashes with Labour’s Rachel Reeves over VAT

Evening Standard · May 30, 2024