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Labour has more work to do if it wants to turn Tory voters, an exclusive focus group run by Public First indicates. Recent comments by Rachel Reeves that Labour would “tax fairly, spend wisely” were met with general positivity by the group…
Conservative voters in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, the seat represented in parliament by outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, have shared their thoughts on the Labour Party, the 'cost-of-living crisis' and the Tory leadership election. In…
Prime Minister's Questions took place this afternoon overshadowed by the spectre of the ongoing Tory leadership election. This is likely to be Boris Johnson's penultimate session – who knows who Keir Starmer will be standing opposite next?…
The list of those hoping to replace Boris Johnson has been reduced to eight: Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt, Kemi Badenoch, Nadhim Zahawi, Tom Tugendhat, Jeremy Hunt and Suella Braverman. Each secured the required 20 nominations…
Rachel Reeves will set out Labour's plan to "reboot our economy" while arguing that "any lingering sense that the Conservatives are the party of economic responsibility has been shredded to pieces over the past few days". In a speech to the…
“The opportunity is not there,” Rachel Reeves said yesterday when asked whether she would stand to be Labour leader. “There’s nothing to see here. There’s no leadership contest.” Reeves is tipped as one of the favourites to succeed Starmer…
Sunday Morning Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves accused ministers of "sowing chaos" in the RMT dispute, following reports employers will be allowed to use agency workers to undermine the strike, and refused to say whether Labour would scrap…
On Thursday last week, our supposedly Thatcherite Chancellor the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, slaughtered yet another sacred cow of the economic consensus. From Milton Friedman arguing in the 1960s that “inflation is always and everywhere a…
Rachel Reeves has declared that there is "no doubt" the Labour Party is "winning the battle of ideas" after Rishi Sunak announced a U-turn and committed the government to introducing a windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies…
Below is the text of the speech delivered by Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves in response to the government's energy announcement in parliament today. Mr Speaker, after today’s announcement, let there be no doubt about who is winning the…
Rachel Reeves has urged the government to "get a grip" on rising energy bills, describing Ofgem's announcement that the energy price cap is expected to rise to £2,800 as "extremely concerning". Ofgem's chief executive Jonathan Brearley told…
Labour’s amendment to the Queen’s Speech calling on the government to introduce an emergency Budget to help families struggling with household costs has been rejected by 312 votes to 229. Addressing the Commons during the debate, Rachel…
