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Labour vows no retreat on key EU standards after Starmer Brexit row

But no secret plot to rejoin the bloc, says shadow chancellor

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2023

Revealed: Keir Starmer held secret Brexit talks with Emmanuel Macron

Labour leader forced to deny he’d try to rejoin EU as we reveal he discussed ‘difficult and very political issues’ in Paris – and Tories rage he’s trying to ‘unpick Brexit’

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Almost 90% of voters - including 65% of Tories - say Britain needs fresh team of leaders, poll suggests – as it happened

Rishi Sunak’s government seen as less competent that Boris Johnson’s administration

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023

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Labour pledges spending discipline as it reveals possible manifesto policies

No extra money for childcare revolution as policies on areas from green economy to immigration are set out

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2023

'Not a mandate': Labour dismiss SNP independence strategy plan

A PROPOSED policy which could see the SNP seek to kick-start independence negotiations if they win a majority of seats at the next General Election…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 15, 2023

Reeves: SNP strategy not a mandate for independence under Labour

A motion says the SNP would seek to start negotiations with the UK Government on independence if wins a majority of seats at the general election.

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

OPINION - Labour’s lack of honesty — with themselves and us — about tax will haunt them

“If you’re explaining, you’re losing” is one of those Ronald Reagan quotes that sounds clever — so long as you don’t give it too much thought. Sometimes, it really is the Government’s job to break down a complex problem or set out its response to a crisis. That said, if…

Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2023

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Labour can’t tax and spend its way out of trouble, warns Blair

Former PM says Starmer could face an even gloomier economic situation than he inherited from John Major

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

‘It’s been a good week’: Labour buoyed up by slick reshuffle and Tory woes

Party off to promising start to new parliamentary term but knows it cannot be complacent

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2023

Councils going bust, schools crumbling, the NHS in crisis: the answer is more tax

Labour can raise £50bn from the wealthy to pay for public services without introducing a new one-off wealth tax, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023

Union boss piles pressure on Labour after Reeves rules out wealth tax

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak calls for national debate about ‘how we tax wealth, not work, in this country’

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023

TUC boss urges Labour to heed public support for wealth taxes

Paul Nowak says Keir Starmer’s party has some progressive ideas on tax but needs to go further

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023

Tories try to reset after Raac and ruin while Keegan is unrepentant

It was another train wreck from the education secretary – it’s almost as if she’s desperate to get sacked

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023

What the Labour shadow cabinet have said about Scotland and independence

Labour announced a reshuffle of the shadow cabinet, with Lisa Nandy, Angela Rayner and Liz Kendall all taking up new roles.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 5, 2023

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The Conversation · Sep 5, 2023

Poverty in Britain is firmly linked to the country’s mountain of private wealth – Labour must address this growing inequality

Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said that a Labour government would not raises taxes on wealth, capital gains or higher incomes. She does not, she says, see “the way to prosperity as being through taxation.”

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023

The winners and losers in Keir Starmer’s Labour reshuffle

The key changes as the party leader prepares his shadow cabinet for a general election

Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2023

OPINION - Keir Starmer’s reshuffle is about doubling down on Labour’s new seriousness

When Sue Gray worked in government one of her many sought-after skills was her advice on reshuffles. Today she reports for duty as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff and will walk straight into a reshuffle. In a way this is an odd time to change the shadow cabinet. A…

Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2023

Labour’s Rachel Reeves heckled for ruling out tax rises for the rich

The shadow chancellor got a rowdy reception from the FT crowd

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Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2023

Richard Osman: the TV quiz industry is ‘sort of collapsing’

It’s Pointless to work on a quiz today, thinks the TV man turned author

The National (Scotland) · Sep 4, 2023

SNP by-election candidate pledges to bring in bill to end two-child benefits cap

SNP by-election candidate Katy Loudon has committed to introducing a Private Member’s Bill to abolish

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2023

Labour throwing Scots ‘under the bus’ without new energy rebate, claims SNP

The party is calling for a wealth tax to fund help for lower income households.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 2, 2023

Senior US Republican endorses Labour's economic plans as 'very Reaganesque'

ONE of the most senior Republicans in the United States Senate has praised UK Labour’s economic plans, likening them to the approach of former US…

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2023

Labour must be bold enough to back a wealth tax

Letters: Tom Wilson wonders how on earth the shadow chancellor plans to fix broken public services without raising taxes, while Kim Loader says many people want a fairer system. Plus letters from Bernie Evans and Colin Hines

Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2023

‘Long overdue’ City shakeup to boost growth firms and unleash investment in unicorns of tomorrow

New venue launched by JP Jenkins and Winterfloods for unlisted securities

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023

In ditching a wealth tax, Labour is rejecting growth and embracing bad economics

Rachel Reeves has tied her party’s hands and placed it on the wrong side of the argument, says Josh Ryan-Collins, an associate professor at UCL

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