Tag:Labour
Business
North Sea oil firm Neo slows investment amid windfall tax concerns
An oil and gas company has slowed down work on a large North Sea oilfield, citing uncertainty over the Labour government’s approach to fossil...
Arms trade
UK suspends 30 arms export licences to Israel after review
The UK has broken with the Biden administration on a significant part of their tightly coordinated policy towards Israel by announcing it is suspending...
Budget
Labour MP pushes for watchdog to assess PFI costs under budgets bill
A senior Labour backbencher is seeking to have liabilities from schools and hospitals built under private finance initiative (PFI) deals scrutinised under a new...
Autumn budget 2024
Voters believe Labour on UK’s woes, but not on its proposed fixes
The prime minister is struggling to communicate how his government will address the significant problems facing the UK. While the public readily accepts that...
Autumn budget 2024
These were not the choices I wanted to make, but they are the right choices for Britain | Rachel Reeves
During the general election, I made a promise to the British people: to restore economic stability. I did so because I saw the damage...
Business
Can new towns give Keir Starmer the answer to Britain’s housing crisis?
The best way to view Ebbsfleet is from a low hill above the muddy banks of the Thames estuary. Here, between the chalk cliffs,...
Labour
Labour MP accused of renting out ant-infested flats with black mould
A newly elected Labour MP has been accused of renting out flats with black mould and ant infestations.
Jas Athwal, the MP for Ilford South,...
Economic growth (GDP)
Labour’s doom-and-gloom messaging on the economy risks backfiring
While most of the nation were enjoying the late August sunshine and the news that Oasis are getting back together, it seemed an odd...
Latest news
Why is the Bank of England being cautious in delaying rate cuts?
After the Federal Reserve’s monster 0.5 percentage point cut in US borrowing costs on Wednesday, it seemed strange that...
Global Phishing Network Busted in Major Cross-Continent Operation
In an unprecedented move, Europol and Ameripol worked together to dismantle a phishing-as-a-service network affecting over 480,000 victims...
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