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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 - 4 days ago

Labour wants to reverse decline – but with a big budget comes a big risk

The government knows cynical voters will need to see tangible change in public services and to feel better off. At the final political cabinet before Rachel Reeves delivered her first budget this ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Reeves banks on big Budget wheeze to reconcile Labour’s pledges

Continuing Tory ‘stealth’ freeze on thresholds pulls many middle earners into higher rate, but carries risks

World - Financial Times - October 21

In U.K. Budget, Labour’s First Big Political Moment Offers Risk and Reward

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government has stumbled since his party won a landslide victory, but the financial plan to be announced on Wednesday offers a possible relaunch.

World - The New York Times - 6 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.

Britain's Labour Party Bets on Big Taxes, Borrowing to Boost Economy

The U.K.’s new government presented its plan to jolt the country out of years of moribund growth: more taxes and a bigger state.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago

Closure of UK inheritance tax ‘loophole’ to penalise estates of wealthy pensioners

Experts say big tax bills could result from Rachel Reeves’ move in the Budget

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Badenoch's win and Labour's big Budget mean we now have sharper left-right divide

With the government announcing big spending and tax, the differences between the two main parties feel sharper, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

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 - October 27

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 - October 28

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 - October 28

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 - 6 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 - 6 days ago

‘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 - 5 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 - 4 days ago

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 - 4 days ago

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.

The Papers: 'Labour challenges Badenoch' and 'Lopez backs Harris'

A variety of stories appear in this Sunday's papers, featuring the Royal Family and Kemi Badenoch.

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UK Labour’s Budget borrows big, taxes more

Labour wants to reverse decline – but with a big budget comes a big risk

Reeves banks on big Budget wheeze to reconcile Labour’s pledges

In U.K. Budget, Labour’s First Big Political Moment Offers Risk and Reward

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

Britain's Labour Party Bets on Big Taxes, Borrowing to Boost Economy

Closure of UK inheritance tax ‘loophole’ to penalise estates of wealthy pensioners

Badenoch's win and Labour's big Budget mean we now have sharper left-right divide

Labour’s unambitious reset with the EU

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Labour donor to back Tortoise’s proposed purchase of Observer

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Labour tiptoes nervously towards a China policy

Labour tiptoes nervously towards a China policy

Tax threshold freeze not a pledge-breaker - Labour sources

Trump accuses Labour Party of 'foreign interference'

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

Trump Accuses U.K. Labour Party of Election Meddling

Rayner defends Labour after Trump campaign complaint

Labour backbenchers accuse Keir Starmer of ‘colonial mindset’

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