Mark Kleinman: If Britain is open for business, prove it August 8, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly Morning Wire column.
Businesses urge Starmer and Reeves to put NHS and absenteeism top of ‘policy wishlist’ August 7, 2024 Business leaders have stressed their top priority for the Labour government is to focus on strengthening the NHS, a survey of bosses has found.
Rachel Reeves’s investment cuts ‘concerning’ and send a ‘worrying signal’ says think tank August 7, 2024 In its latest set of forecasts, the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) warned that the new government would fall well short of its growth target unless it lifted public investment.
‘Strike the right balance’: Rachel Reeves doesn’t rule out capital gains tax hike August 6, 2024 Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out a hike to capital gains tax, insisting it was vital to “strike the right balance” when it came to fiscal policy.
UK riots: Keir Starmer to ‘ramp up’ criminal justice after emergency Cobra August 5, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer has promised to “ramp up criminal justice” in response to violent riots across the UK in the wake of the Southport knife attack. It comes after the Prime Minister convened an emergency Cobra meeting after tensions saw police clash with crowds this weekend. Escalating violence continued in cities throughout the country in [...]
UK riots: Extra criminal lawyers deployed to tackle fallout of violence August 5, 2024 The head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has deployed extra criminal lawyers to deal with the fallout of the violence across the UK.
Forget Reform, it’s the Lib Dems the Tories need to worry about August 5, 2024 The Lib Dems took a record number of seats in the general election, ousting four Cabinet ministers.
Southport: Protesters clash with police as ministers to discuss disorder August 3, 2024 Riot police have been involved in face-offs with protesters across the UK as ministers are expected to meet to discuss the potential for further widespread disorder.
Nobody could have known how bad the economy was, but we will fix it July 30, 2024 Morning Wire readers deserve a government that offers a realistic plan to seize growth, support the City to flourish and make every part of the country better off, says Tulip Siddiq We were elected on a mandate to deliver change. That means being honest with the public about the scale of the challenge in front [...]
Paris 2024 Olympics: France hit by second wave of attacks on infrastructure July 29, 2024 France has been hit by a second wave of attacks on infrastructure surrounding the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after telecommunications lines were brought down by apparently coordinated strikes. The French government said fibre lines as well as fixed and mobile phone lines were hit by acts of vandalism overnight on Sunday, affecting services in several [...]