‘With government borrowing rising, here’s how Reeves can ignite growth’
Joe Jervis and Hugh Goulbourne on how Labour can ignite growth.
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‘The growth strategy no one will say out loud: rejoin the European Union’
By the time the next election manifestoes are written, it might be an idea whose time has come.
‘Election finance laws are on the agenda – now is the moment for ambition’
Today, the Electoral Commission revealed the price tag of General Election 2024: £95 million. Also today, the UK Government introduced their new Strategy for Modern and Secure Elections, which seeks to tackle dangerous loopholes in…
New intake Labour MPs: ‘Why we set up the Living Standards Coalition’
A group of new intake MPs on why they have set up a living standards coalition.
Sean Woodcock MP: ‘Recent events must not sound death-knell for welfare reform’
Sean Woodcock MP argues welfare reforms must still go ahead.
Ellie Reeves: ‘One year in, the next phase begins – focused on living standards’
Ellie Reeves on the next phase of Labour's plan.
Welfare vote: ‘Three options Rachel Reeves has to plug the fiscal gap’
What remained of the welfare reform bill scraped through the Commons yesterday. The government had been banking on significant savings to the disability benefit bill. But following stiff opposition from the backbenches, these savings have…
Spending Review: ‘A poor hand played well, but is it enough to deliver change?’
Yesterday was a good day for Labour but it was only the end of the beginning for this government. Now the hard work starts.
The big Spending Review winners and losers among departments and ministers
New figures published as part of the government's Spending Review lay bare stark divides in the fate of different departments' day-to-day budgets in the coming years, with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office looking like the…
Sadiq Khan hits out at Spending Review over London’s share of investment
London mayor Sadiq Khan has hit out at Rachel Reeves' Spending Review over "insufficient funding" for the Met Police and there being "no commitment" from the Chancellor to invest in the capital's infrastructure.
Spending Review: Labour tried looking prudent. Do we now want to look lavish?
Watch the Spending Review today – at 12.30pm – for signs Labour wants to look Labour and turn on the public spending taps, not turn them off.
Spending Review: ‘Keep your eye on the key test – boosting living standards’
Today’s spending review will help set the terms of that election campaign. If the government gets it right, they may get the chance to follow through with a second term.