Labour is still ‘ambivalent’ towards the City – we need celebration, says Federated Hermes chief June 25, 2024 Labour is still “ambivalent” towards the City and neither of the major parties have done enough to “celebrate” its achievements, according to the UK chief of Federated Hermes.
A stronger pound and ‘bond vigilantes’: What should markets expect ahead of an election January 10, 2024 Vivek Paul, chief investment strategist at Blackrock, warned that election season might encourage both parties to "promise looser fiscal policy".
Election 2024: Labour to rule out tax rises in ‘iron-clad’ manifesto pledge June 9, 2024 Labour’s manifesto will contain an “iron-clad commitment” to rule out increases to national insurance, income tax or VAT, Rachel Reeves has revealed.
Election 2024: Starmer to commit Labour to ‘nuclear deterrent triple lock’ June 2, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer will pitch Labour as the “party of national security” as he commits to a “nuclear deterrent triple lock”.
Has British politics finally become a meme? April 21, 2022 Is an Islington suit an Islington suit if it was bought in Camden? Does Keir Starmer have more “posh north London” vibes than Jeremy Corbyn? After all his time in politics was “a tiny brain” the best slur Boris Johnson could come up with for the Leader of the Opposition? Yesterday’s PMQs was an old-school brand of entertainment.
Keir Starmer lashes out at Jeremy Corbyn and invokes Labour PMs in conference speech September 22, 2020 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has slammed his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn for the party’s 2019 landslide election defeat and vowed that the party will never “not be trusted” on national security or the economy again. Starmer said in his first conference speech as Labour leader that the party “deserved” to lose last year’s General Election [...]
Explainer-in-brief: Keir Starmer’s private school problem December 6, 2022 Students at Eton let out a sigh of relief yesterday. They wouldn’t be forced to join the other 94 per cent of kids who don’t attend private school if Keir Starmer becomes Prime Minister. Well, as long as their parents can afford to cough up extra fees that is. Keir Starmer insisted he wasn’t at [...]
Labour raises £47m in donations as scrambled egg offensive pays off August 24, 2023 Labour’s success in raising £47m in donations over the past year shows it is “on course” ahead of a general election next year, sources say. According to figures published today by the Electoral Commission, Sir Keir Starmer’s party has built up a £47m war chest over the last year, trumping the Conservative Party, which saw [...]
Sue Gray resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff October 6, 2024 Sue Gray has resigned as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff after a controversial three-month tenure, saying “intense commentary” around her position “risked becoming a distraction”.
When will Labour and the Tories publish their election manifestos? June 7, 2024 The TV debates are underway and the battle lines have been drawn. We've even seen Labour post a Cilla Black meme. But what can we expect from the parties' manifestos?