‘Sunak’s claim of a ‘sick note culture’ is immoral and deeply flawed’
The Prime Minister’s speech on welfare reform last Friday was not only high on rhetoric and low on…
Economy
Read and watch Rachel Reeves full speech: New Labour left UK economic weakness ‘exposed’
This is a copy of the full text of Rachel Reeves’ annual Mais lecture as written. To look…
Starmer and Sunak neck and neck on the economy among over-65s as Reeves woos City with major speech
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak are close to neck and neck on the economy among those aged over…
Budget 2024: ‘If the Tories freeze defence cash, Labour can step up on security’
It is fair to say that few incoming Labour Prime Ministers have inherited more challenges in delivering what…
Watch and read Rachel Reeves speech savaging “Rishi’s recession” as UK economy falters
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves held a press conference this morning on the state of the UK economy, upping…
‘Why Labour should not roll back plans to close the private equity tax loophole’
This weekend the Financial Times reported that senior Labour figures had discussed rolling back one of its remaining…
Watch and read Keir Starmer’s speech on Labour’s ‘partnership’ model with business
Keir Starmer promised an unprecedented “partnership model” with business if Labour wins the next election, calling the idea…
‘Tory leasehold reform won’t fix this feudal system – here’s how Labour can’
“An End to Feudalism” was the promise our party first made to leaseholders in 1995. It was the…
‘Biden’s approval rating struggles hold lessons for Starmer and Reeves’
The Labour leadership has warmly embraced “Bidenomics” as the inspiration and proof point for its own economic and…
‘Labour will turn Tory economics on its head, even within its fiscal rules’
At last month’s Global Investment Summit, held in the grounds of Hampton Court Palace, Rishi Sunak, sat alongside…
