The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Reeves

Labour accuses Government of £1.7bn gas storage ‘mistake’

The closure and subsequent reopening of the UK’s largest gas storage site cost the country nearly £1.7 billion over two years, Labour has said.

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2023

Sadiq Khan wins Ulez legal fight but still faces battle to win over Labour critics

Mayor of London to ‘press ahead’ with expansion despite opposition from within his own party

Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2023

Khan says climate crisis more important than party politics after Ulez victory

London mayor to expand charging zone for drivers after high court win and rejects pressure from Labour leadership to think again

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Labour knows the City that likes to back a winner

The prawns have been defrosted, the Marie Rose sauce decanted and the lettuce shredded: Labour is once again wooing big businesses. Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have stepped up their efforts to win over the City, with one lobbyist revealing he had been invited to breakfast with shadow business…

Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023

How Labour wooed the City: Keir Starmer’s offensive is working on business

Business bosses ready to embrace Labour after charm offensive convinces them they have nothing to fear

Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023

How is the Labour Party manifesto shaping up so far?

Labour leader Keir Starmer has come under fire this week after making clear his party would not scrap the Conservative Party’s two-child benefit…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 24, 2023

Labour keeps unfunded spending pledges at bay during ‘chaotic’ policy forum

The party said the two-day Nottingham gathering had ‘endorsed’ Sir Keir Starmer’s vision for a Labour government.

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023

Corbyn and Reeves among MPs who claimed accountants’ fees on expenses

Andrea Jenkyns and Michael Fabricant also among 12 MPs who used parliamentary expenses for help with tax returns

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023

Keir Starmer accused of sending a ‘shiver along his frontbench’ over two child benefit cap

Attack in Commons comes as SNP produces ‘made in China’ mugs mocking Labour policy

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Now Labour say they might not get rid of the Bedroom Tax

LABOUR’s shadow chancellor continued to blame a lack of money as she was challenged over whether her party would commit to extending free school…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 19, 2023