FTSE 100 today: London markets to open higher amid firm global cues June 18, 2024 Asian stocks mirrored Wall Street's gains. Focus on US retail sales, Fed officials' speeches, UK inflation, and Bank of England decision.
Labour pledges hundreds of new banking hubs in bid to revive ‘ghost town’ high streets June 17, 2024 Labour has pledged to open 350 new banking hubs in towns and villages across Britain over the next five years if it wins the general election on 4 July.
Cuts, NHS reform and no net zero: Five things we learned from Reform’s manifesto launch June 17, 2024 Nigel Farage positioned Reform as the main opposition force to Labour as he unveiled a manifesto that included big cuts to tax and spending. Here are five things we learnt from the launch.
Tory election victory ‘unlikely’ – Shapps June 17, 2024 Grant Shapps has admitted that a Conservative victory in the upcoming general election is "unlikely but possible".
Labour will seek ‘improved’ post-Brexit trading terms with EU, Reeves says June 17, 2024 Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said that a new Labour government will seek to renegotiate aspects of Boris Johnson's Brexit deal.
General election: ‘I’m ultimately responsible’ for poll deficit, Sunak says June 16, 2024 "I’m ultimately responsible for what I’m doing and no one else is. It rests on my shoulders," Sunak said.
All the major parties have pledged to build more houses. Can they deliver? June 16, 2024 In 2019, the Conservatives promised to ramp up construction of new homes to 300,000 per year by the middle of the 2020s, but the government has failed to make good on its promise.
London publican hopeful after registering pub as political party June 15, 2024 The owner of The Mitre pub in Richmond, Chris French, 47, had a brainwave 12 months ago and decided to run as an MP for Richmond Park.
Starmer hits out at ‘desperate’ Tories as he rules out tax raid on family homes June 15, 2024 “There was never a policy so it doesn’t need ruling out, but let’s rule it out in case anybody pretends that it was,” Labour's leader said on Saturday.
Election 2024: Sunak seeks support for Ukraine as Starmer and Streeting probed on NHS funding June 15, 2024 Rishi Sunak is to remain absent from the campaign trail for another day as Sir Keir Starmer faces questions on NHS funding.