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Decades of bus decline and what hampers Labour’s route forward

Bus fare cap increase will have only limited effect as the Budget lacked proper funding boost to support services

World - Financial Times - 9 hours ago

Political Infighting Hampers Ukraine’s Efforts to Avert Energy Crisis

Top energy officials have fallen and key energy policy decisions have been delayed because of political calculations, lawmakers and experts say, costing Ukraine valuable time in preparing for winter.

World - The New York Times - October 15

Moonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet

The Orionid meteor shower is about to peak

Tech - ABC News - October 17

Russia ‘withholding’ vital climate data in the Arctic, warns Nato

Official says accurate modelling of global warming is being hit

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

U.S. job growth in October hampered by hurricanes and Boeing strike

The Labor Department has released October's jobs report with employment growth slowed during the month due to Hurricanes Milton and Helene along with the Boeing strike. CBS News MoneyWatch ...

Labour’s unambitious reset with the EU

The UK government has constrained itself too much within its red lines

World - Financial Times - October 17

Sketchy Politics: Labour Pains

How will Labour handle their first Budget?

World - Financial Times - October 17

Trump gets the hump with Labour

And we put your questions to American voters!

Is ‘working people’ working for Labour?

Plus what to expect from the ‘bazooka’ Budget

Can Labour Climb The Investment Summit?

And, the inquiry into the Salisbury poisonings begins.

What is a 'working person', according to Labour?

The government has promised not to raise taxes on "working people" in this Wednesday's Budget.

Labour donor to back Tortoise’s proposed purchase of Observer

South African businessman Gary Lubner in talks on taking minority stake in online start-up

World - Financial Times - October 15

Labour discovers price of freebies in our democracy

Journalists are right to raise questions over Starmer’s Taylor Swift meeting and acceptances from donors

World - Financial Times - October 18

Labour’s promise of change requires a clearer message

Starmer’s government must learn from leaders who transformed Britain: Attlee, Blair and, yes, Thatcher

World - Financial Times - October 18

Labour tiptoes nervously towards a China policy

World - Yahoo News - October 18

Labour tiptoes nervously towards a China policy

David Lammy's low-key visit to Beijing shows the party is still trying to work out its China stance.

Tax threshold freeze not a pledge-breaker - Labour sources

Government sources insist the move would not constitute a breach of Labour's manifesto tax pledge.

Trump accuses Labour Party of 'foreign interference'

Labour activists volunteering in the US presidential election amounts to illegal "contributions", the complaint alleges.

Can the private sector deliver Labour’s housebuilding boom?

Government still has to tackle how commercial incentives limit supply of new homes

World - Financial Times - October 23

Labour volunteers helping Harris 'in spare time', says Starmer

The prime minister said volunteers from his party travelled to the US for "pretty much every" presidential election.

Trump Accuses U.K. Labour Party of Election Meddling

Donald Trump’s campaign said Britain’s governing Labour Party had engaged in “blatant foreign interference.” Other British politicians have previously acted in support of Mr. Trump.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Rayner defends Labour after Trump campaign complaint

The row over Labour volunteers campaigning in the US election was raised at Prime Minister's Questions.

Labour backbenchers accuse Keir Starmer of ‘colonial mindset’

Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Diane Abbott and Clive Lewis criticise PM over reluctance to discuss reparations for slave trade. Three prominent Labour backbenchers have accused Keir Starmer of an “insulting” ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

The Papers: Labour suspends MP and a hot Halloween ahead

An alleged altercation involving Mike Amesbury leads many papers.

Reeves embarks on Budget that will define Labour government

Prime minister and chancellor aim to convey sense of joint purpose ahead of long-awaited fiscal event on Wednesday

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

UK Budget: What to Know Before Labour’s Announcement

The new Labour Party government said it had inherited a challenging financial position and warned of tax increases and spending cuts when it reveals its budget this week.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

British Labour Lawmaker Suspended After Punches Thrown

Video that emerged over the weekend appeared to show Mike Amesbury, a Labour party lawmaker, hitting a man in the face and then repeatedly landing more body blows.

World - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Labour doesn’t know who ‘its people’ are

Government inability to define group at core of its tax pledges reflects lack of political direction from top

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Rachel Reeves: The chess fanatic playing Labour's first big gambit

Profile of the UK's first female chancellor as she prepares to deliver first Labour Budget in 14 years.

‘No shortcuts’: Labour sets Britain on risky road to recovery

Starmer and Reeves have time on their side as they take major political gamble

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Britain’s Labour Budget: bold ambition, uncertain prospects

Rachel Reeves must now deliver on her investment plans, or taxes will rise even further

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Did Labour mislead UK public ahead of Budget?

Rachel Reeves’ tax-raising measures come after she pledged not to be a levy-hiking chancellor

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

UK Labour’s Budget borrows big, taxes more

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £40bn tax increase and a sharp rise in borrowing

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Labour budget sets the scene for 2026 Holyrood election

The devolved Scottish government will have had an extra £3.4bn to spend - including more money than SNP ministers anticipated for public building projects.

International investors descend on London as Labour tries to woo new business to Britain

Uncertainty around the event and suspected tax changes in the upcoming budget has left many investors in the dark.

Business - CNBC - October 14

German labour minister aims to recruit skilled workers from India

World - Yahoo News - October 14

Global business takes its chance to size up new Labour pitch

Starmer’s investment summit guests express both praise and doubt — but many want to wait to pass judgment

World - Financial Times - October 14

Would raising employer National Insurance break Labour's pledge?

If the chancellor decides to increase NI for employers in the Budget would that be going back on previous promises?

Labour to set up review after carer’s allowance overpayments scandal

Exclusive: overhaul of system that imposed draconian penalties for innocent errors in benefit claims is expected. Draconian penalties that caused unpaid carers to rack up thousands of pounds of ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

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