Survive Labour Involvement

Former Tory treasurer Malik Karim dispels corporate fears over Labour

Fenchurch Advisory boss points to uptick in M&A and industry shifts for boost in profits

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Labour suspends MP after video appears to show him punching man

Mike Amesbury also has the whip withdrawn, as police say a 55-year-old man has been interviewed under caution over the incident.

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 - 5 days ago

Labour MP suspended after footage appears to show him punching man

Keir Starmer approves action against backbencher Mike Amesbury

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

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 ground

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

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".

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 - 4 days ago

VW plans to close at least three plants in Germany, labour reps say

World - Yahoo News - 4 days ago

Labour leaders vow to fight VW factory closure plans in Germany

World - Yahoo News - 4 days ago

Traders expect calm response to U.K. budget after event caused turmoil two years ago

The bar is set very high for calamitous British budgets

Business - MarketWatch - 2 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 - 4 days ago

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.

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 - 3 days ago

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 deal

World - Financial Times - 2 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 - 2 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 - 2 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 - 2 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 1990

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Businesses warn Labour’s £25bn ‘tax on jobs’ will hurt hiring

Companies criticise rise in employers’ national insurance contributions

Business - Financial Times - 2 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 - 2 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 - 2 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 government

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Latest in Survive Labour Involvement

Former Tory treasurer Malik Karim dispels corporate fears over Labour

Labour suspends MP after video appears to show him punching man

Labour suspends MP Mike Amesbury after video appears to show him punching man

Labour MP suspended after footage appears to show him punching man

British lawmaker suspended from Labour Party after video of apparent assault

Budget watchdog will break impartiality, claims Hunt

Britain's Labour government to deliver debut Budget this week, settling weeks of uncertainty

VW plans to close at least three plants in Germany, labour reps say

Labour leaders vow to fight VW factory closure plans in Germany

Traders expect calm response to U.K. budget after event caused turmoil two years ago

Budget will end neglect of ‘broken not beaten’ NHS, say Labour ministers

The Papers: Labour targets waiting lists but tax rises 'won't cure NHS'

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

Royal Mail couriers vote to strike as labour tensions mount

Taxes, spending and borrowing all higher as the new Labour government seeks to 'rebuild' the UK

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

UK Budget: Labour Party to Raise Taxes by 40 Billion Pounds

Ikea to pay €6mn to compensate for forced labour by ex-prisoners in East Germany

Businesses warn Labour’s £25bn ‘tax on jobs’ will hurt hiring

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

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

Rachel Reeves’ budget leaves her little room to manoeuvre

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