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Financial Times - World
Labour shortages squeezing UK food supply, warns dairy group
Wage inflation and end of free movement threaten Britain’s food security, says Arla6 hours ago - United Kingdom -
BBC News - Top stories
Labour plans tougher energy rules for social homes
Ed Miliband says the party could require social landlords to meet higher efficiency standards.9 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Cutting winter fuel payments ‘right decision’, says Reeves, as No 10 says no change to council tax discount for single people – Labour conference live
Chancellor says £22bn gap in current spending budget and state pension rise meant she had to make decision on means-testing fuel payments. In interview this morning Rachel Reeves , the chancellor, ...10 hours ago -
The New York Times - Business
Tourism and Water Shortages on the Greek Islands: A Delicate Balance
As climate change brings water shortages to vacation hot spots, we look at Greece’s tourism-dependent islands, where residents sometimes compete with visitors for a dwindling supply.18 hours ago -
Financial Times - Business
Labour’s £7bn pledge piles pressure on UK Infrastructure Bank to deliver
Lender has spent just a fraction of funds allocated to it, raising questions over need for more cash from new wealth fund23 hours ago - United Kingdom -
Financial Times - Business
UK ministers plan recruiting drive to plug train driver shortage, says union
One in five are due to retire this decade, warns Aslef, as staff shortages continue to be felt23 hours ago - United Kingdom -
ABC News - World
Britain's Labour Party gathers after a rocky start in government and a scandal over clothes
This should be a time of celebration for Britain’s Labour PartyYesterday -
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The Papers: 'Labour war on tax cheats' and winter fuel 'revolt'
Rachel Reeves speech at Labour's party conference on Monday dominates many of the front pages.Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
Renewed ‘austerity drive’ will make racism worse, says Diane Abbott – Labour conference live
Labour delegates expected to vote on motion opposing winter fuel payment cuts tomorrow. Starmer vows to protect public services from fresh austerity Labour heads to conference in a spin ...Yesterday -
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Unions and Labour still wrangling over workers' rights
The unions are behind Labour's plans to boost workers' rights but can't agree on the details.Yesterday -
Financial Times - World
Keir Starmer addresses first Labour conference as PM
Plus, Japan’s Liberal Democrats pick new prime minister and UK tech group Raspberry Pi reports its first figures since IPOYesterday -
The Guardian - World
No 10 braced for potential defeat in Labour conference winter fuel vote
Major trade unions are lining up to back motion to reverse chancellor’s decision to cut pensioners’ fuel allowance. No 10 is braced for a potential defeat in a Labour conference vote to condemn ...Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
Labour, beware: Britain’s housing crisis is driving voters towards populism | John Harris
Whenever I talk to people who are bitterly disconnected from politics, they raise the lack of decent homes. That’s the stark truth the party needs to address. Whatever the Starmer administration’s ...Yesterday -
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Labour warns of gloomy reality for economy
The Scottish Secretary tells the BBC his party inherted the "worst economic and public service finances situation since the Second World War".Yesterday -
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Can Labour Get Control At Conference?
Deputy PM Angela Rayner says she broke no donation rules.Yesterday -
Financial Times - World
Angela Rayner insists she gave Labour peer ‘nothing’ in return for gifts
Deputy PM defends receiving five-day stay in New York and clothing worth thousands of pounds from Lord Waheed AlliYesterday -
The Guardian - World
‘I was incredibly angry – so I thought I’d put myself forward’: meet seven Labour MPs new to parliament
More than half of the Labour MPs elected in July were completely new to the job, including red wall reclaimers, a Westminster wunderkind and slayers of the biggest Tory beasts. We catch up with ...Yesterday -
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It is my job to sort out No 10 leaks, says Starmer
The prime minister was speaking ahead of Labour's party conference, which kicks off in Liverpool on Sunday.2 days ago -
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Labour insiders frustrated at Starmer's 'breathtaking' wardrobe row
Sir Keir Starmer's top team have learnt the hard way that in politics, perception matters.2 days ago -
Financial Times - Business
Nuclear fuel prices surge as west rues shortage of conversion facilities
Bottlenecks have built up in uranium supply chain since Russian invasion of Ukraine2 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Is Labour on track to meet its promises on the environment?
Though the party has plenty to celebrate at its first conference in power for 15 years, there is much work to do to on net zero. When Keir Starmer arrives in Liverpool this weekend promising an ...2 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
The Papers: 'Labour U-turn on freebies' and 'Fayed was a monster'
Saturday's headlines include the Labour donations saga and comments from lawyers representing Mohamed Al Fayed's rape accusers.2 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Keir Starmer and top Labour colleagues to stop taking clothes gifts from donors
Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner will not accept donations for work outfits after row over Waheed Alli gifts. Labour’s first party conference as a new government risks being overshadowed by the ...3 days ago -
Financial Times - Business
Labour’s Rayner and Reeves declared clothing donations as office support
UK deputy prime minister and chancellor drawn into widening gifts scandal3 days ago -
The Guardian - World
EU to offer new youth mobility scheme in test of Labour ‘reset’ with Brussels
Officials warn repeat of Tory rejection could dent new government’s hopes of pacts on defence and agriculture. Fresh proposals to allow young people to move between the UK and the EU will be ...3 days ago - European Union -
Financial Times - Business
Why half of voters think Labour has done a poor job so far
Dodgy donations, infrastructure challenges and anticipation of October’s ‘painful’ Budget weigh on party’s approval ratings3 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Labour has ‘big hill to climb’ to win next Scottish election, says Ian Murray
Scotland secretary says Labour must show it deserves power in Holyrood by delivering on promises to electorate. Labour faces big challenges to win the next Scottish election because of the “dire” ...3 days ago -
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Python squeezes Thai woman for two hours in her kitchen
Warning: Images may be disturbing to some viewers. A 13-to-16-foot-long python wrapped itself around a 64-year-old woman in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday night until a neighbor walked by. The woman ...4 days ago -
Financial Times - Business
Waheed Alli: How Labour donor’s largesse tarnished government’s image
Donations to seven cabinet ministers and UK prime minister’s wife have raised eyebrows4 days ago