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Rachel Reeves has warned that the UK is on a "path of managed decline" under the Tories after the Bank of England announced that it was increasing interest rates to 4% – their highest level in more than 14 years. The Bank's monetary policy…
Rachel Reeves has argued that 13 years of Tory government have been a "drag anchor" on prosperity after the International Monetary Fund concluded that the UK would be the only major industrialised country to see its economy shrink in 2023…
Rachel Reeves has argued that the Tories "have no plan for now, and no plan for the future" after Jeremy Hunt set out the "four pillars" of the government's plan to promote economic growth. In a speech to City executives in London this…
Labour has urged the government to stop a further rise in the energy price cap while setting out its own plan to bring down energy bills, which it said would save households up to £1,400 annually in the long term. Rachel Reeves will outline…
This time next year, Labour will be in election mode. The general election may not happen until the dying days of 2024, but Keir Starmer will need to be ready to fight at any time the Tories choose, meaning that 2023 is the last year for…
UK inflation fell again in December to 10.5%. But food prices continued to rise, with the Office for National Statistics estimating that the annual rate of inflation for food and non-alcoholic beverages was at its highest level since 1977…
Rachel Reeves has declared that Britain "deserves more than just survival" after it was revealed that food prices rose at a record rate in December amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. According to the latest research from trade body the…
Oliver Dowden reiterated the government line on pay rises for nurses over the weekend, telling the BBC that the RCN's demand for an increase of 5% above inflation was "simply not affordable". Labour confirmed last week that this is also…
Rachel Reeves has argued the increase in interest rates, from 3% to 3.5%, is "further evidence that the government has lost control of the economy". The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) announced its decision to raise…
Voters are more likely to support Labour when the party shows leadership on climate change, polling has found following the launch of a new group aimed at strengthening the labour movement’s approach to the environment. A newly established…
Union leaders have denounced government plans to further crack down on the right to strike. Addressing the Commons during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, Rishi Sunak announced that he had been working on "new, tough laws" and…
Labour is all about business today. At the party’s business conference in Canary Wharf, Rachel Reeves will unveil what she describes as a “radical plan” to make Britain the “high-growth, start-up hub of the world”. The idea, the Shadow…
