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Labour calls for rates cut and energy subsidies to ease food price rises

The party said food prices overall were growing 50% faster in Britain than elsewhere in the G7.

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2023

The Guardian view on management consultants: overused, underperforming

Editorial: The omnipresence of consultancies is harming public services, while creating lucrative opportunities for private profit

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2023

Inside the internecine battle between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer

With a new viral campaign accusing the Prime Minister of weakness over sex offenders, the Opposition are getting rough. Anne McElvoy on the key players and tensions within the two camps

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2023

Mortgages for first-time buyers 'have risen by £500 a month'

Analysis by the Labour Party claims mortgage bills rose from £837 in January 2022 to £1,303 in December

Wales Online · Apr 11, 2023

Labour to take aim at Sunak’s leadership on cost of living crisis

Party will continue to single out PM, after campaign ad last week that led to accusations of ‘dog-whistle’ politics

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023

First-time buyers’ mortgage bills up by £500 a month, Labour says

It is pitching itself as the party of home ownership in the run-up to the May local elections.

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023

With Tories stealing some of Labour’s best clothes, Starmer needs a change of gear

Being dull but safe won’t help Keir Starmer pull off a big win over the Conservatives. He needs to offer meatier fare than that

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023

Cost of everyday essentials have soared by £3,500 since 2019, says Labour

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said the figures are ‘a mark of 13 years of Tory failure that have left families worse off’.

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

Keir Starmer brands Rishi Sunak 'Mr 1%' as he blasts pension tax breaks for fatcats

The Labour leader made the savage comment about the PM at a local elections campaign launch in Swindon, where he criticised the Chancellor’s decision to scrap the top limit on tax-free pensions savings in his Budget

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2023

Humza Yousaf reprises Nicola Sturgeon’s old hits in underwhelming first FMQs

Scotland’s new first minister looked knackered from efforts to unite his party after bruising leadership race

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2023