Labour ditches radical reforms as it prepares ‘bombproof’ election manifesto Plans to reform social care and House of Lords are trimmed as Keir Starmer’s party opts for caution ahead of vote The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2024
Labour Backtrack On £28 Billion Green Investment Pledge After Weeks Of Confusion With a UK general election looming, the Labour Party are starting to persuade business and financial sector leaders that it can be trusted to grow the economy. International Business Times UK · Feb 3, 2024
Labour’s mixed messages on £28bn green pledge put it in worst of all worlds Tories watch on delighted as Starmer repeats figure while the shadow Treasury team distance themselves The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024
The Guardian view on Labour’s £28bn green deal: don’t prove Tories right by ditching it Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer wants to change his country for the better. That won’t happen if he drops his key industrial strategy for growth The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024
A message to Starmer from the US: ditching your £28bn climate plan isn’t just cowardly – it’s bad politics Folding in the face of Tory attacks won’t win Labour any votes. Joe Biden has shown how this spending can pay off electorally, says New Republic writer Kate Aronoff The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024
Labour leadership feel heat as they go cold over £28billion green plan Backers of 'Green Prosperity Plan' urge defiance against relentless Tory attacks Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2024
Northern Ireland will leave the union, and Scotland could too. True devolution is the only way to save it Yes, there are leadership crises everywhere, but make no mistake: the UK’s future rests on devolving more powers, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024
Senior MP all but confirms Labour has dropped £28bn green investment target Darren Jones says party will decide budget based on state of economy and individual projects if it wins election The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024
On Course For Power, UK's Labour Prepares For A Quick Change If the main opposition Labor party wins the next UK general election as opinion polls indicate, then a familiar sight will appear outside the prime minister's official residence the next day: removal vans. International Business Times · Feb 2, 2024
Ex-MP Simon Danczuk suspended for sexting to fight byelection for Reform Former Labour member likely to be up against George Galloway in contest for Rochdale seat The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
Labour to ditch £28bn annual green investment pledge, party sources say Exclusive: Party will keep plan to invest in green infrastructure but will in effect cut green ambitions by about two-thirds The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
Labour stresses stability and no surprises as it courts business leaders Promise to end zero-hours contracts gained little mention at conference with 400 executives preparing for expected new government The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
Harriet Harman urges party leaders to address MPs’ safety Labour MP says Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer must agree on ensuring election campaign is not marred by threats The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
Labour’s pro-business lullaby sends movers and shakers into a blissful sleep Toxic Tories have run themselves out as Starmer brings out the big hitters for a day at the Oval The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024 To build trust with voters, Keir Starmer must be honest with them Letters: The Labour leader must have the courage to make clear the link between taxes and robust public services, writes Peter Riddle. Plus letters from Martin Wicks, Dr Stefan Hawlin and Bernie Evans
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024 It’s time for Labour to kick back against the Tory attacks. This is where it should start Why is £28bn of green spending endlessly scrutinised while the Conservatives get a free pass on their new round of painful austerity, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2024 OPINION - Labour is the 'party of business' declares Keir Starmer (and every leader before him) Labour is the party of business. Don't take my word for it, Keir Starmer said it this afternoon. Addressing Labour's Business Conference (sponsored by Bloomberg, in a declaration of message discipline), the leader talked of a new partnership with business, creating the conditions for it to succeed and support sustainable…
Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2024 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'
Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2024 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.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024 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 · Feb 1, 2024 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
International Business Times · Jan 31, 2024 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.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024 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 · Jan 31, 2024 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 · Jan 31, 2024 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’