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Labour suspends MP Mike Amesbury after video appears to show him punching man
Footage appears to show MP for Runcorn and Helsby knocking man to ground before aiming six more blows at his head. Labour has suspended the whip from the MP Mike Amesbury after footage appeared to ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Labour MP suspended after footage appears to show him punching man
Keir Starmer approves action against backbencher Mike AmesburyBusiness - Financial Times - October 27 -
British lawmaker suspended from Labour Party after video of apparent assault
A member of the British Parliament has been suspended by the Labour Party after a video appeared to show him punching and knocking a man to the groundWorld - ABC News - October 27 -
Budget watchdog will break impartiality, claims Hunt
The former chancellor says the publication of a review which could criticise the Conservatives on Budget day would "cross a line".Top stories - BBC News - October 28 -
Britain's Labour government to deliver debut Budget this week, settling weeks of uncertainty
U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves will deliver the government's hotly awaited debut budget on Wednesday, putting to bed weeks of uncertainty over potential tax hikes and spending cuts.Business - CNBC - October 28 -
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Traders expect calm response to U.K. budget after event caused turmoil two years ago
The bar is set very high for calamitous British budgetsBusiness - MarketWatch - 5 days ago -
Budget will end neglect of ‘broken not beaten’ NHS, say Labour ministers
Funding for more surgical hubs and radiotherapy machines planned in what PM says will be budget to ‘fix foundations’. The budget will revive a “broken but not beaten” NHS, Labour ministers have ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
The Papers: Labour targets waiting lists but tax rises 'won't cure NHS'
The measures expected in Wednesday's Budget, particularly those focused on the NHS, lead the papers.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
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 - October 29 -
Royal Mail couriers vote to strike as labour tensions mount
The union’s vote at the group’s eCourier unit casts a shadow over Daniel Křetínský’s £5.3bn takeover dealWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Taxes, spending and borrowing all higher as the new Labour government seeks to 'rebuild' the UK
British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says taxes will rise by $52 billion to plug a hole in the public finances and provide new funding for the U.K.‘s cash-starved public services, as she announced ...World - ABC News - 5 days ago -
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 -
UK Budget: Labour Party to Raise Taxes by 40 Billion Pounds
Rachel Reeves, the finance minister, announced substantial tax increases in her first budget as she sought to strengthen public finances and services.Business - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Ikea to pay €6mn to compensate for forced labour by ex-prisoners in East Germany
Political and other prisoners were made to work producing furniture for the retailer from 1960 until 1990Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Businesses warn Labour’s £25bn ‘tax on jobs’ will hurt hiring
Companies criticise rise in employers’ national insurance contributionsBusiness - Financial Times - 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 BudgetBusiness - Financial Times - 5 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 - 5 days ago -
Rachel Reeves’ budget leaves her little room to manoeuvre
Bet on long-term improvements will make spending review in 2027 a crunch time for the governmentWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Labour’s home insulation pledge in doubt, say consumer rights groups
Campaigners warn Budget pledge falls far short of manifesto promise to support energy efficiencyWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
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 servicesWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Labour needs to make good on its pro-business promise
The government must understand what it means to risk your own capital in a venture or how confidence is generatedWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
The US-UK special relationship will survive Labour involvement in this election
The decision of Labour Party volunteers to go to the U.S to knock on doors for Vice President Kamala Harris has sparked controversy, with Republicans filing an FEC complaint and suggesting it could ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
US adds just 12,000 jobs as storms and strikes hit labour market
October figure far below average forecast of 100,000 job gains and comes just four days before US electionBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago
