The Notebook: Rejoining the EU is the single biggest way to kickstart growth July 1, 2024 Rejoining the EU is the single biggest thing Labour could to to kickstart the economy, writes James Chapman.
Markets stay steady as City braces for Labour victory July 1, 2024 As election day creeps ever closer, the City is bracing itself for a Labour victory, even as markets stay sanguine at the idea of a change in government.
UK ‘can’t afford not to’ go green in bid for growth, CBI chief to say July 1, 2024 The UK’s growth could be put at risk if politicians try to “separate the economy from net zero”, a top business lobby group boss is set to warn.
Election 2024: Home straight for Sunak and Starmer as polling day approaches July 1, 2024 Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer are set to enter the home straight this week as the general election campaign enters its final few days.
FTSE 100 today: London markets to trade cautiously ahead of July 4 election July 1, 2024 Asian stocks mixed, euro strengthens on French election, yen weakens post-Japan GDP downgrade; focus on French, UK elections, US jobs data.
Election 2024: Reform UK wants to abolish BBC licence fee, Farage says June 30, 2024 Reform UK would campaign as the “leading voice of opposition” to abolish the BBC licence fee, Nigel Farage has said.
Banks, homebuilders and retailers in focus as London markets brace for Labour election victory June 30, 2024 The UK general election is in focus this week as investors brace for a widely expected Labour landslide that could share price moves across the FTSE 100.
Election 2024: Labour dodge calls for four-day working week June 30, 2024 The Labour Party is reportedly avoiding calls from unions to make a four-day work week an official policy.
Election 2024: Starmer and Reeves plan green belt house building blitz June 30, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are planning a housebuilding blitz, including asking councils to review green belt land, in their first days in office.
Election 2024: Give Labour ‘clear mandate’ for change, Starmer urges June 29, 2024 Labour will “need a clear mandate for this change”, Sir Keir Starmer has as he urged activists on to “the hardest mile” before the final days of the election.