Rachel Reeves launches £7.3bn national wealth fund Chancellor says government aims to attract billions of pounds of private cash for big infrastructure projects The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024
Can Labour undo Brexit: What has government said about UK’s relationship with the EU? What could a Labour government mean for freedom of movement, trade and security cooperation with Brussels? The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2024
UK will press for job promises in return for Port Talbot investment New business secretary Jonathan Reynolds confirms that negotiations with owner Tata Steel are continuing The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024
UK to target closer partnership with European Union, says David Lammy The new Foreign Secretary is visiting Germany, Poland and Sweden on his first overseas trip in the role. Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2024
No rest for the winners: business secretary rushed on to Sunday politics shows Just 40 or so hours into his role, Jonathan Reynolds sounded much more sensible than anything we’ve heard in recent years The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024
Starmer will have ‘no honeymoon period’ warns boss of UK’s biggest union Keir Starmer’s new Labour government is facing an immediate challenge from the trade unions on the left to tear up his promises over economic stability The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2024
Unite chief puts immediate pressure on Rachel Reeves to change fiscal rules Sharon Graham says new chancellor has ‘not got time to wait for growth’ and needs to borrow to invest The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024
EU willing to offer Keir Starmer new deal on Brexit, Irish PM says Labour leader vows to improve the UK’s relationship with the bloc including ‘closer ties’ on trading, research and defence, pledging a better outcome than Boris Johnson’s ‘botched’ deal The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2024
Defence secretary announces new military aid package for Ukraine – as it happened John Healey announces fresh package as he visits southern port city of Odesa The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024
Thames, Tata, Shein – it won’t be business as usual for Labour’s Jonathan Reynolds The new business secretary will have big calls to make within a few days of sitting down at his desk The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024
Who is in the new Labour cabinet? With many MPs who served Blair and Brown, Starmer’s team is one of the most experienced in recent times The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
Will rising debt cause Thames Water to sink under a Labour government? The crisis-hit utilities company could quickly spoil the post-election mood for whichever party wins next week The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2024
Labour urged to step in over Tata’s plans to close steelworks days after election Owner of plants in south Wales says it could cease operations at blast furnaces in response to strike action The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024
Take it on trust, Britain’s politicians beg voters. Trouble is, we all know they’re lying Will the return to ‘boring’ politics make all Britain’s problems magically disappear? If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024 Labour to seek ‘stable position’ with Europe rather than reopen Brexit debate Shadow business secretary says trying to rejoin single market or customs union would cause ‘more difficulties’
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024 Socialism isn’t a dirty word. It’s simply about wanting to make a fairer society Labour’s leadership needn’t struggle to define the ideology; it’s in its very constitution
The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2024 Royal Mail’s foreign sale could put a 500-year-old national service in jeopardy Czech tycoon’s private buyout of UK postal group would come with very limited assurances – and a weight of added debt
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024 ‘They’re everywhere’: Labour’s wooing of City goes into overdrive Starmer and Reeves have created 2020s version of party’s 1990s ‘prawn cocktail offensive’ – and business appears hungry for it
The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2024 Israel’s Gaza action has bordered on reckless, says ex-MI6 chief Alex Younger’s claim that insufficient care is being paid to collateral risks comes as UK is urged to suspend arms sales to Israel
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2024 Tata would ‘push on with Port Talbot job losses even with Labour subsidy’ Exclusive: Sources close to Tata say thousands of steelworks redundancies would still go ahead despite promise of support
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024 Apple vows to appeal against €1.84bn EU fine in music streaming case – as it happened Apple shares drop after it is penalised following investigation into allegations it obstructed music-streaming rivals
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024 Iceland supermarket boss and ex-Tory donor backs Starmer for PM Richard Walker says Labour leader understands how cost of living crisis puts ‘unbearable strain’ on families
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024 Labour suspends Kate Osamor over Gaza comments in Holocaust message Party investigating MP for Edmonton after she said Gaza should be remembered as genocide on memorial day
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024 UK needs ambitious green plan to keep up with allies, says Labour frontbencher Jonathan Reynolds calls for version of US Inflation Reduction Act amid row over future of Labour policy
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024 Casting their shadow: how Trump, Putin and AI dominated talk at Davos Neither man was present at World Economic Forum where Labour impressed global business chiefs