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Starmer downgrades £28bn green investment target to an ‘ambition’

Labour says plan is subject to party’s fiscal rules of keeping debt falling as a percentage of GDP

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer: If you don't know what I stand for you haven't paid attention

KEIR Starmer has hit out at critics accusing Labour of lacking detailed policies, as the party prepares for a General Election campaign later this…

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak’s tax cuts a ‘raw deal’, Labour to claim in ad campaign

The party says income tax and national insurance thresholds, frozen since 2021, mean many families have been drawn into higher tax bands.

The Independent UK

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Starmer signals Labour would scale back £28 billion green economic plan if it busts borrowing limits

The Labour leader and Rishi Sunak both hit the road for regional visits as the parties gear up for what will effectively be a ten-month campaign ahead of an autumn election

Evening Standard

Labour tax cuts would threaten another 'period of austerity' for public services, warns IFS

Sir Keir Starmer and shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves are reported to be considering tax cuts in Labour’s election manifesto, possibly to income tax

Evening Standard

The biggest corporate gaffes of 2023

It's that time of the year again. Here are 15 of the City desk's best corporate gaffes of 2023

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer considers scaling back Labour’s £28bn green plans

Insiders fear further watering down of party’s flagship economic policy could leave leader open to charges of ‘flip-flopping’ by Tories

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Blow for Rishi Sunak as revised GDP figures show economy in reverse

PM promised growth as one of five key pledges – but the ONS figures reveal it is going in reverse

The Independent UK

Bank of England under pressure to cut interest rates after surprise inflation fall

Labour say more than a million people face higher mortgage payments ‘after the Conservatives crashed the economy’

The Independent UK

The Westminster Rizz Rankings 2023

The Londoner has catalogued the least and most rizzy MPs

Evening Standard

Senior figures from across UK politics gather to remember Alistair Darling

Edinburgh memorial service pays tribute to former chancellor for his ‘decency, honesty and shrewd judgement’

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair and JK Rowling among mourners at Alistair Darling's memorial service

Former chancellor hailed as 'man of great integrity' as politicians from across the political spectrum gathered to pay their respects

Evening Standard

JK Rowling, Ian Rankin, and Labour grandees mourn at Alistair Darling's memorial

POLITICIANS from across the spectrum came together to remember the life of former chancellor Alistair Darling, at a service which contained both…

The National (Scotland)

Former chancellor Alistair Darling to be remembered at memorial service

Former prime ministers Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown are expected to attend the service in Edinburgh along with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s £28bn green pledge is a vote winner. Labour must ignore Tory attacks and keep the faith

Strategists are getting nervous, but energy efficiency and kickstarting growth are important to voters, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Old-fashioned capitalism can’t help Britain’s lost workers get back in a job

The drive to make ill and disabled people productive again needs joined-up thinking, not a punitive regime of sanctions

The National (Scotland)

Gerry Hassan: What Labour in power will mean for the United Kingdom

AS the Tory government grows nastier and more punitive by the day, they become more divided, desperate and prepared to do anything to maintain power.

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s rich are living in a golden era. Labour should not be scared to end it

The wealthy elite’s dominance of our impoverished society is often seen as inevitable, even natural – but their spell can be broken, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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The Conversation

Why the UK economy is in such a state – and even the Labour party doesn’t seem to get how bad things are

The Labour leader Keir Starmer has warned that if his party wins the next UK general election, he will not be able to “turn on the spending taps”. Speaking at a thinktank event focused on the stagnation of the UK economy, he said the country was “in a hole” after…

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Why Labour is following the Conservatives’ lead, from Thatcher to Hunt

In today’s newsletter: Keir Starmer has praised the former prime minister, while Rachel Reeves promises to follow the chancellor’s public spending plans. What does that tell us about what the next government will look like?

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer: Labour ‘won’t turn on spending taps’ if it wins election

Labour leader to warn that Britain is in worst economic state for over 50 years and spending will need to be constrained

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves: Alistair Darling warned me not to fall into ‘Tory traps’

Shadow chancellor reveals Darling helped shape Labour party’s current policies before his death this week

The Independent UK

A Labour government would consider new powers to prevent ‘banking deserts’

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said her party wants to ensure ‘every community has access to high street banking services’.

The Guardian - UK

Where do we find the £100bn needed to fix Britain? Margaret Hodge has the answer

In the Commons, she ripped into the Tories’ economic mismanagement – and pointed a way forward for Labour, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Culture is not trivial, it’s about who we are. That’s why Labour needs a plan to save the arts

Music, theatre and art have been crushed by years of Tory cuts. They need to be nurtured again with purpose and with pride, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

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