Election 2024: UK crises made worse by ‘Conservative choices’, Reeves says May 28, 2024 The UK’s “unique exposure” to economic crises “can only be explained by choices made by Conservative governments”, Labour’s Rachel Reeves has argued.
What will this election be about? Security, security, security May 28, 2024 Labour and the Conservatives have already drawn in firm dividing lines over what this election will be about, and it is security that unites both.
National service is a gimmick, so where is Sunak’s actual vision? May 28, 2024 Well, we didn’t have national service on our election bingo card, either. Cast your mind back all of six days, and you’ll remember Rishi Sunak standing on the steps of Downing Street touting his plan for Britain, the foundation of which was economic stability on the way back. Vote Tory, get a growing economy, was [...]
Election 2024: Rachel Reeves to pledge ‘most pro-growth Treasury in history’ May 27, 2024 Rachel Reeves will pledge to “lead the most pro-growth Treasury in our country’s history”, if elected as Chancellor on July 4.
Election 2024: Starmer and Reeves to lean on private sector to fund infrastructure plan May 27, 2024 Labour will reportedly utilise private finance to fund key national infrastructure schemes, if the party is elected into government.
Keir Starmer won’t fix the economy May 27, 2024 Keir Starmer is driving home the message that “Labour has changed”, but it remains a dirigiste party, believing that the state must play a substantial and active role in the management of the economy, says Eliot Wilson Parliament will formally be dissolved this week, after Rishi Sunak announced the general election will be held on [...]
Labour and Tories fight over economy as Hunt and Reeves drop tax cut hints May 25, 2024 The Tories and Labour will fight over the economy as Keir Starmer centres Saturday’s campaign on the cost-of-living crisis while the Conservatives hint at tax cuts for high earners. The Chancellor signalled the party would seek to end the impact of tapering of personal allowances on larger incomes, while his opposite number vowed to deliver [...]
City minister denies Sunak ‘taking the day off’ May 25, 2024 A minister denied Rishi Sunak is “taking the day off” from campaigning for the July 4 General Election as the Prime Minister stayed close to his Yorkshire constituency on Saturday morning. Sunak completed a whistlestop two-day tour of the four nations on Friday and is understood to be attending an event in the north of [...]
Election 2024: Everything you need to know about the July 4 vote May 25, 2024 Ahead of our first general election in almost five years, we’ve rounded up all you need to know.
Why Sunak and Starmer will put the economy at the heart of the election May 24, 2024 In his statement announcing the election, Rishi Sunak said "I came to office above all to restore economic stability."