‘An encouraging signal’: Private equity nerves settle as Labour sets limit on tax raid June 18, 2024 A Labour government will allow private equity dealmakers to continue to benefit from a lower tax treatment on profits when their own cash is at risk, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has suggested.
The Notebook: Businesses yet to schmooze Labour are set for a nasty shock June 18, 2024 Labour has come a long way, but its manifesto should raise eyebrows in the business community, writes Michael Martins.
Labour unlikely to secure major rewrite of Brexit deal as EU has ‘moved on’, report says June 18, 2024 Labour will face difficulties in securing major changes to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal because the European Union (EU) has "moved on" from Brexit, a new report suggests.
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.
Neither party is serious enough about housing June 17, 2024 All major parties have set lofty house building targets in their manifestos, but plans to actually achieve them are light on detail. The fact is, there’s no shortage of ideas about how to tackle the big challenges facing Britain, what’s lacking is the political will, says Sam Bidwell It’s election season and so, like Regency [...]
Who will bang the drum for free enterprise? June 17, 2024 For all their warm words for business, Starmer and Reeves share a bone deep belief that is the state the creates wealth and grows the economy, says Eliot Wilson When the result of a general election seems as certain as the outcome of this one, it is understandable that the private sector proceeds cautiously but [...]
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.