Conference 2024: Rachel Reeves pledges “a Budget to rebuild Britain” and condemns Tory waste
Conference, thank you. This time last year, I stood on this stage and I made a commitment. I promised…
Taxation
John Curtice warns Labour’s pre-election caution could be its ‘undoing’ in power
Labour’s caution ahead of the general election could be its “undoing” if it enters government, limiting its “freedom…
Labour targets NHS – as it outranks tax or migration among Tory voter concerns
The NHS is a higher electoral priority for voters who backed the Tories in 2019 than tax and…
‘Labour should tax the tobacco industry – and spend the proceeds on public health’
Labour, it is fair to say, is pretty reluctant to attach its name to new taxes. The reasons…
Firms say Labour gives high streets ‘hope’ but ‘does not have all the answers’
High street experts have welcomed Labour’s plans for the sector as bringing a “sense of hope” but expressed…
Andy Burnham floats overhauling inheritance tax and a basic income
Andy Burnham has said “there is an argument for a basic income” and proposed overhauling inheritance tax to…
‘Labour’s rejection of policies like wealth taxes is a moral and economic failure’
On August 25th, Colne Valley Constituency Labour Party agreed to send the following motion forward to national conference:…
‘Labour must defend inheritance tax against right-wing attacks’
According to the Times, axing inheritance tax is back on the Tory agenda. It’s a tactic – to…
Labour: Reported £20bn hole in spending plans is “inaccurate”
Labour MP Geraint Davies has been administratively suspended from the party, LabourList understands, pending an investigation into “incredibly serious allegations of completely…
Labour must define nothing less than a new economic settlement
For the second week in a row, we’ve seen media speculation about the Chancellor’s plans on tax. We’re in…
