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…
Green prosperity plan
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…
£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…
‘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…
‘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,…
£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…
‘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…
‘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…
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…
‘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…
