Starmer Urges Labour

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

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.

The Papers: Labour suspends MP and a hot Halloween ahead

An alleged altercation involving Mike Amesbury leads many papers.

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

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.

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 - 3 days ago

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 - Yesterday

Do not throw vapes in the bin, urge waste workers

Batteries, disposable vapes and discarded laptops put in the bin are putting refuse workers at risk.

Pochettino urges patience after USMNT loss

Coach Mauricio Pochettino cautioned against making any harsh judgments of the United States men's national team after the 2-0 fall to Mexico.

Sports - ESPN - October 17

Menendez brothers 'deserve a chance,' relatives say as they push for release

Nearly two dozen relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez are urging Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon to recommend the brothers be resentenced.

Germany urged to ensure protection for at-risk Afghans

World - Yahoo News - October 17

Biden, in Germany, Urges Unwavering Support for Ukraine

The president, in a trip to Berlin that lasted barely a day, also joined Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany in expressing new optimism about the prospect for peace in the Middle East.

World - The New York Times - October 19

Sinn Féin leaders correct age of teen texted by senator

Michelle O'Neill and Mary Lou McDonald correct the record about the age of a teenage texted by Niall Ó Donnghaile.

Blinken urges Netanyahu to seek truces in Lebanon, Gaza

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Blinken urges Netanyahu to seek truces in Lebanon, Gaza Secretary ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Blinken urges Netanyahu to 'capitalize on Israel’s successful action'

World - Yahoo News - October 22

US urges Israel to end war in Gaza

Secretary of state Antony Blinken pursues mission to de-escalate conflict across the Middle East

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Trudeau Urged by Fellow Party Members to Step Down

Liberal Party members fear Justin Trudeau has become so unpopular that it could lead to the party’s defeat in the next election. Mr. Trudeau has said he has no plans to leave.

World - The New York Times - October 23

Michelle Obama urges support for Harris in Michigan rally

The rally in Kalamazoo was Michelle Obama's first appearance on the campaign trail since she spoke at the Democratic National Convention

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