Labour Involvement Election

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 - November 1

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.

Relations between Ukraine and UK are worse under Labour, say Kyiv officials

Exclusive: Zelenskyy administration expresses frustration with Starmer over lack of missiles. Ukraine’s relationship with the UK has “got worse” since the Labour government took power in July, ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Labour loses 40% of council seats defended since UK general election

Party sought to hold on to 58 seats but lost 24 in by-elections, a ‘drastic’ decline, analysis shows

World - Financial Times - November 13

Autumn budget live: Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £40bn and increases spending on NHS and schools

Chancellor announces changes to employers’ national insurance contributions, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and other duties. Budget 2024: key points at a glance Full report: Reeves raises ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Is ‘working people’ working for Labour?

Plus what to expect from the ‘bazooka’ Budget

Labour’s beef with farmers

Plus, what next for Ukraine as it fires western-made missiles into Russia

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

100 Million People Involved in UnitedHealth Hack

The scale of the hack makes it the worst healthcare data breach in the country.

Business - Inc. - October 25

Israeli football fans and the violence in Amsterdam: what we know

The trouble in the Netherlands when Maccabi Tel Aviv played Ajax last week horrified people around the world. Violence in Amsterdam around a Europa League football match between the local team ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Republican blocks promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal

Markwayne Mullin stalls promotion of Lt Gen Christopher Donahue, photographed as last US soldier to leave. The US general who was photographed as the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan is ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Promotion delayed for general involved in Afghanistan pullout

Politics - Politico - 2 days ago

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 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 - October 28

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 - October 29

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 - October 30

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 - October 30

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 - October 31

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 - October 31

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.

Badenoch: We will have opposite approach to Labour on economy

Speaking on her first day as leader, Badenoch gave a first glimpse of her policy priorities.

Labour draws dividing line on tuition fees

Party may hit political difficulties as the amount rises with inflation and system loses its original advantages

World - Financial Times - November 5

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury charged with assault

Runcorn and Helsby MP, 55, to appear in court at later date. Mike Amesbury, the MP suspended by Labour pending an investigation, has been charged with assault after an incident following a night ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

‘They don’t understand business’: corporate Britain cools on Labour

Chancellor Rachel Reeves attempts to win back support for her party after rocky early months

Business - Financial Times - November 17

Why Labour will struggle to reset the UK-China relationship

Decisions made in the Sunak and Johnson eras complicate the route forward

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Scottish Labour vows to reinstate winter fuel payments

Move by leader Anas Sarwar puts pressure on Keir Starmer to change policy for rest of UK

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Watch: Political heavyweight who stewarded New Labour

The former deputy leader of the Labour Party, who later sat in the Lords, leaves a wife and two sons.

Blair leads tributes to Labour giant John Prescott

The former deputy prime minister, who was major figure in the New Labour project, has died aged 86.

UK ministers accused of £2.7bn ‘backdoor hike’ in business rates

Chancellor will taper relief for thousands of shops, pubs and restaurants over next two years

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Army releases report on incident involving Trump campaign aide at Arlington cemetery

The U.S. Army on Friday released a heavily redacted copy of a police report stemming from an August incident in which a staffer from former President Donald Trump’s campaign allegedly pushed an ...

Rescued diary in Hong Kong sheds light on Chinese involvement in D-Day

The diary of a Chinese naval officer that was discovered in Hong Kong sheds light on Chinese involvement in the D-Day landings at Normandy.

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