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Labour makes surprise 25% corporation tax pledge in new City charm offensive

Party also vows to get more women into boardrooms, saying financial services can't thrive by 'ignoring the talents of half of the workforce'

Evening Standard

With UK PM under pressure, is Labour on track for a landslide election win?

Polling suggests a huge defeat for the Conservatives later this year. Professor Tim Bale says it’s too early to predict.

Al Jazeera

Starmer says Labour would level up workers’ rights in way not attempted for decades – as it happened

Labour leader tells conference that reforms ‘may not please everyone in room’

The Guardian - UK

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Labour trying to reconnect with British Indians amid fears support has slumped

Party has hired two community outreach volunteers and will send two shadow ministers to India

The Guardian - UK

UK Opposition Labour Courts Business Before Election

With a UK general election looming, the country's main opposition Labour party is starting to persuade business and financial sector leaders that it can be trusted to grow the economy.

International Business Times

Labour has one big spending plan, and it is making a hash of it. It must communicate better than this

The only real problem with the green prosperity fund is its name. It is an industrial strategy. Name it plainly and sell it, says political strategist John McTernan

The Guardian - UK

What is Labour’s £28bn green plan – and could it be shelved?

Party’s pledge to invest in a low-carbon economy looks to be at risk amid nervousness over making spending commitments

The Guardian - UK

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Dublin not expecting EU objections to new trade rules for Northern Ireland – as it happened

Irish foreign minister says he does ‘not anticipate any particular difficulties in respect of the EU side’

The Guardian - UK

‘Trust is lost’: Muslim voters unhappy with Labour’s stance on Gaza war

Party’s position has shifted with Keir Starmer now calling for a ‘sustainable ceasefire’ but for some voters it is too little too late

The Guardian - UK

Labour acts on fears Muslims will not vote for party over Gaza stance

Exclusive: Party launches outreach effort amid concerns it is losing support of normally loyal voters

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer in record 13-point poll lead over Rishi Sunak as UK's 'most capable Prime Minister'

Labour on huge overall lead of 49%-27% over Tories in the survey conducted for the Standard

Evening Standard

Let’s rekindle the spirit of 1924: lifelong learning for all

Letters: John Holford reflects on the funding for adult education enabled by the first Labour government a century ago, and hopes for something similar today. Plus letters from Ian Barge, Jennifer Basannavar and Jenny Braithwaite

The Guardian - UK

University friend of Liz Truss and alleged Remainer Olly Robbins tipped to run Keir Starmer's government

Olly Robbins is rumoured to become one of the most powerful men in Britain

Evening Standard

Conservatives 'have failed the nation', says Iceland boss Richard Walker as he defects to Labour

Former Tory donor Richard Walker, who last year attempted to become a Conservative MP candidate, endorsed Sir Keir Starmer to be the next Prime Minister

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Ominous signs for Tories but 2024 different in many ways to 1997 defeat

Keiran Pedley, director of politics at Ipsos, analyses Rishi Sunak's chances of avoiding a landslide defeat for the Conservatives at the next election

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Heir to Blair? Keir Starmer has a long way to go

The 1997 election is about as close in time to the switch to a decimal currency in 1971 as it is to today. In other words, the world has changed since then. Still, the signs of a repeat in 2024 for Rishi Sunak are ominous.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Election polls predict big Labour win but parallels with Tony Blair's 1997 landslide end there

Blair surged to power with a Nineties soundtrack of optimism and Tory economic success. For Keir Starmer, if the polls are right, it will be a case of hard graft from day one, writes George Chesterton

The Guardian - UK

Iceland supermarket boss and ex-Tory donor backs Starmer for PM

Richard Walker says Labour leader understands how cost of living crisis puts ‘unbearable strain’ on families

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The Guardian - UK

Thinking small may get Labour into No 10. It could also stop it staying there

Unlike Brown and Blair, who made bold changes early on, Starmer seems determined to offer as little as possible, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

If the National Trust can be captured by a fake grassroots group, what public institution is safe?

Restore Trust’s insidious campaign to get its preferred candidates on to the body’s board could set a dangerous precedent

The Guardian - UK

The threatened return of Donald Trump endangers the UK’s most vital interests

British politicians are deluding themselves if they think that the so-called ‘special relationship’ will protect us

The Guardian - UK

‘If we win, we have to be ready’: Labour prepares for first 100 days as Tories slide into chaos

In the week an unruly former Conservative minister was slapped down for suggesting yet another change of leader, the opposition was readying itself for government under Starmer’s rigid control

The Guardian - UK

What state are government finances in and what legacy is Reeves likely to inherit?

Hunt has steadied the ship, but some may question whether there is really fiscal room for tax cuts

The Guardian - UK

Voters think Labour would be better than Conservatives on housing and house prices

Opposition would do better on issues including the economy, health, education, the environment, immigration and crime, public says

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Why Britain is returning plundered artefacts back to Ghana – sort of

In today’s newsletter: 32 pieces of Asante gold are to return home from the British Museum and V&A … but only on loan

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