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Starmer touts UK climate leadership but resists call for more public finance
UK’s prime minister is one of only two G7 leaders at UN COP29Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
The UK should resist calls for infrastructure public ownership
Privatisation is not the solution for every situation but it can be highly effective in many casesWorld - Financial Times - October 15 -
Is there a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the UK’s public finances?
Economists say the state of public finances should not have come as a complete surprise to the new government.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Budget poses new challenge for UK public finances, Moody’s warns
Assessment from rating agency comes as gilts steady after sell-off sparked by scale of extra borrowingBusiness - Financial Times - November 1 -
Keir Starmer to unveil ambitious new UK climate goal at Cop29
Exclusive: Target is 81% emissions cut compared with 1990, but activists say it must be backed by plan of action. Keir Starmer will announce a stringent new climate goal for the UK on Tuesday, the ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
At COP29, Keir Starmer Announces the UK’s Ambitious Climate Targets
The prime minister announced more ambitious climate targets, charting a very different course from the United States, which is expected to roll back its energy transition plans.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
No 10 says Starmer ‘shares public anger’ at early prisoner releases but system facing paralysis without it – UK politics live
Downing Street says government ‘shocked’ at inheriting prisons crisis as hundreds of prisoners get early release. The funeral of Alex Salmond, the former Scottish first minister who died suddenly ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
COP29 Climate Talks Focus on Financing
Negotiators agree that trillions are needed to help lower-income countries adapt and cope, but not on who should pay.Science - The New York Times - Yesterday -
UK chancellor to unlock financing for critical minerals supply
Measures will benefit manufacturers, particularly in defence, aerospace and EV battery makers, says TreasuryBusiness - Financial Times - October 24 -
Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparation talks
The prime minister says he wants to focus on challenges faced by Commonwealth countries "right now".Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Starmer congratulates Trump in first phone call
The PM and president-elect agreed UK-US relations will "continue to thrive", No 10 says.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Cop29: which climate finance ideas are most likely to work?
With $1tn a year needed, we analyse how best to fill the gap, from wealth taxes to levies on flying and oil extraction. Countries meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the Cop29 climate summit are under ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
COP29 Begins With Climate Finance, Absent Leaders, and Trump Looming Large
The annual UN climate summit has kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan, with lofty goals, but many global leaders missing.Tech - Wired - 2 days ago -
UK public borrowing exceeds official forecast in September
Data comes as chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to raise taxes in next week’s BudgetBusiness - Financial Times - October 22 -
Did Labour mislead UK public ahead of Budget?
Rachel Reeves’ tax-raising measures come after she pledged not to be a levy-hiking chancellorWorld - Financial Times - October 31 -
Meteorologists could be climate change heroes by relaying its urgency to the public
Weathercasters are positioned to help viewers connect short-term extreme events – like hurricanes – with the climate crisis. Some have called Hurricanes Helene and Milton an October surprise. ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
Santander delays full UK results as it weighs impact of car finance ruling
Profits drop in British business as one of Spanish bank’s biggest markets emerges as a trouble spotBusiness - Financial Times - October 29 -
UK motor finance in disarray after court rules against hidden commissions
Major providers have stopped lending or paused commissions as they race to assess implicationsWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
Keir Starmer warns the UK budget this week will reflect 'harsh' economic reality
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says fixing Britain’s troubled economy will be a long haul in a “harsh” fiscal environmentWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
Reeves hints UK will urge Trump not to raise tariffs as economists fear his policies will cut growth – UK politics live
Chancellor says UK’s trading relationship with US is ‘absolutely crucial’ and promises not to be a ‘passive actor’. Another Labour politician who has criticised Donald Trump strongly in the past ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Healey says he does not expect US to turn away from Nato under Trump – UK politics live
Starmer in Paris for Armistice events but will also discuss implications of Republican’s victory in US presidential election. Here are some of the main points from Jonathan Reynolds ’s evidence to ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Starmer: New UK target for 81% emissions cut by 2035
The PM insists the government will not "tell people how to live their lives" in achieving the aim.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Badenoch attacks Jenrick on Europe as UK Tory leadership contest heats up
Former business secretary says her rival’s plan to take Britain out of the ECHR would be divisiveBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations ahead of Commonwealth summit
PM plans to focus on ‘future-facing challenges’ such as climate change but Caribbean leaders hope to raise the issueWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
Congratulations, your serene highness: Starmer, Farage and Lammy call Trump | John Crace
The PM offers warm compliments, Farage a trip to Clacton, and the president-elect tries his best to remember them both. Rory Stewart : Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the 47th president of the ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Kamala Harris calls for ‘new generation of leadership’ in Washington speech
Vice-president strikes hopeful tone in remarks delivered from site of Trump’s speech before deadly January 6 attack. With the White House illuminated behind her, Kamala Harris asked the vanishing ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
More Americans favor Trump for their personal finances and the economy: Poll
More Americans think the economy would fare better under former President Trump than Vice President Harris in a new survey, even as many economists say they expect higher inflation and slower ...Politics - The Hill - October 15 -
Mideast Crisis Updates: Israel Carries Out Another Round of Strikes Near Lebanese Capital
The attacks followed claims from the Israeli military that Hezbollah was operating a command center beneath a hospital in a densely populated neighborhood near Beirut.World - The New York Times - October 22 -
FCA to give car finance sector more time to handle surging complaints
UK financial regulator launches consultation after landmark Court of Appeal rulingWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
The Climate Election: How climate will impact your bills, health and more
The next president could have a big impact on climate change policies. Here are 11 ways the issue could impact your health, bills, natural disaster recovery and more.Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
The NHS and education are big winners in Reeves’ spending plan
But some Whitehall departments including the Home Office face real terms cuts to their budgetsWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
Poorer nations need $1tn a year by 2030 in climate finance, top economists find
Study says funding to cope with climate breakdown needed five years earlier than expected. Poor countries need $1tn a year in climate finance by 2030, five years earlier than rich countries are ...World - The Guardian - 11 hours ago -
Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and more head to Las Vegas to tout health-care AI tools
Tech companies are in Las Vegas this week to talk health-care AI at the HLTH conference.Business - CNBC - October 21 -
Starmer under pressure to accept slavery reparations, as minister claims UK will eventually agree - UK politics live
PM Starmer has been told by Commonwealth leaders he must come to the table to discuss reparations for the “ill effects” of slavery. Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, has said that “no one ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Georgian president won't recognize parliamentary election result and calls for a protest
Georgia’s president says she doesn't recognize the results of this weekend’s parliamentary vote, which election officials say was won by the ruling partyWorld - ABC News - October 27 -
More Companies Bring Back Retired Veteran Executives for Steady Leadership
As CEO departures rise, many businesses are putting veteran former employees in top jobs to keep shareholders calm.Business - Inc. - October 23 -
Banks warn UK Treasury of risk of sector turmoil after car finance ruling
Lenders meet government officials and regulators over fallout from court judgment on ‘secret’ auto loan commissionsBusiness - Financial Times - October 29