Labour to launch AI strategy within a ‘couple of weeks’ as election priming continues May 15, 2024 Peter Kyle, Labour's shadow technology secretary, yesterday evening teased an audience of business leaders with the party's AI plans.
Starmer’s labour market reforms will put people out of work May 15, 2024 Keir Starmer's plans to expand workers' rights will push up the cost of hiring people and push some people out of their jobs
Employers are reforming workers’ rights and Labour is right to follow their lead May 15, 2024 Enlightened employers are already prioritising security and flexibility at work in order to attract the best talent, says Anthony Painter of the Chartered Management Institute With it’s plans to reform workers’ rights, Labour has managed to attract the ire of both the business lobby and the trade unions. Yet the more important divide is between [...]
Starmer pledges to ‘rebuild our economy’ with decade-long local growth plans May 13, 2024 Firing up the UK’s regional prosperity will be key to Labour’s plans to “rebuild our economy”, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he called for mayors to deliver 10-year local growth plans.
Labour ‘absolutely committed’ to engaging with tech sector, says shadow minister May 9, 2024 Labour's shadow science minister yesterday addressed a room of representatives from a number of the UK's most cutting-edge tech companies.
Workers rights row: Labour’s Rayner vows to expand protection from sex harassment to interns May 9, 2024 Angela Rayner has vowed Labour will expand sexual harassment protections to include interns and volunteers, amid a row with unions over the party’s workers’ rights proposals.
Devolution: Should London have power to raise its own taxes? May 9, 2024 Calls for the government to share some tax revenue with devolved administrations - including in London - have been backed by organisations in the capital.
Starmer ‘delighted’ by ex-Tory MP Natalie Elphicke’s defection to Labour May 8, 2024 Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke has defected to join the Labour Party, with an attack on the “broken promises of Rishi Sunak’s tired and chaotic government”.
London mayor Sadiq Khan urged to boost transport links and business funds May 7, 2024 Firms and groups have urged Sadiq Khan to work to boost London’s transport links and business funding as he was formally re-elected as mayor.
Rachel Reeves: Nigel Lawson was ‘right’ on not abolishing National Insurance May 7, 2024 Labour’s shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, speaking in the City of London today, set out her party’s attack lines on the Tories’ economic record following the local and mayoral elections last week.