General election 2024 Reeves to campaign on the economy as party restates 650,000 new jobs pledge Rachel Reeves has declared that Labour’s plan for growth is “about making Britain better off” ahead of the… Katie Neame 16th June, 2024, 10:30 pm
News Labour must not get ‘too obsessed’ with fiscal rules, ex-Treasury chief warns One of the Treasury’s most senior mandarins under past Labour and Tory administrations has warned Labour must not… Katie Neame 4th April, 2024, 2:51 pm
News £28 billion U-turn: Almost 30% of our readers say Starmer right to ditch pledge Labour leader Keir Starmer’s confirmation that the party’s £28 billion green spending target is being “stood down” prompted… Tom Belger 8th February, 2024, 9:41 pm
Comment ‘Labour’s £28bn green plan was a potential liability. It is right to drop it’ Where the rest of Labour’s platform has been resolutely cautious and incremental, saving most of our fiscal and… Matthew Oulton 8th February, 2024, 9:44 am
Comment ‘Tory attacks on Labour green plans are desperate. They are vital for growth’ Comedian Jasper Carrott used to tell a great joke about the “awesome speed” of the lightweight three-wheeler car,… Peter Hain 8th February, 2024, 9:05 am
News £28bn green U-turn confirmed as Labour says Tories ‘maxed out UK credit card’ Labour has confirmed it has ditched a £28 billion spending target for its Green Prosperity Plan today, with… Tom Belger 8th February, 2024, 7:12 am
Comment ‘Labour has looked to Biden for ideas. Could he also have learnt from Starmer?’ Among the unlikeliest of the 16,000 basketball fans that filed into the Capital One Arena in Washington DC… Ed Owen 3rd February, 2024, 9:00 am
Comment ‘Labour’s green plan will do far more than help the planet, jobs and bills alone’ Over the course of 2024, billions of people will be eligible to vote in national elections. The combined… Paul McNamee 20th January, 2024, 8:30 am
News Mandelson says Labour must do ‘more than win’ and sets out ‘three Ms’ it needs Peter Mandelson has warned Labour needs “to do more than just win” the general election, setting out “three… Tom Belger 14th January, 2024, 5:51 pm
Comment ‘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… Ed Owen 22nd December, 2023, 8:30 am