General Election 2024: Do markets perform better under the Conservatives or Labour? May 26, 2024 Both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250 were essentially flat the day after the announcement.
Labour and Tories fight over economy as Hunt and Reeves drop tax cut hints May 25, 2024 The Tories and Labour will fight over the economy as Keir Starmer centres Saturday’s campaign on the cost-of-living crisis while the Conservatives hint at tax cuts for high earners. The Chancellor signalled the party would seek to end the impact of tapering of personal allowances on larger incomes, while his opposite number vowed to deliver [...]
‘Not unnatural’ for veteran Tories like Gove to be quitting, City minister insists May 25, 2024 The exodus of prominent Tory MPs like Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom is “not unnatural”, the City minister has insisted, amid speculation that Conservatives are quitting Parliament in fear of imminent electoral defeat.
City minister denies Sunak ‘taking the day off’ May 25, 2024 A minister denied Rishi Sunak is “taking the day off” from campaigning for the July 4 General Election as the Prime Minister stayed close to his Yorkshire constituency on Saturday morning. Sunak completed a whistlestop two-day tour of the four nations on Friday and is understood to be attending an event in the north of [...]
Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom to quit as number of Tory MPs not fighting the election at 78 May 25, 2024 Gove is currently the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, but has held other key positions, including education secretary during his time.
‘Customers can’t afford to pay’: Fears for London’s hospitality scene mount before general election May 25, 2024 Fears for London’s hospitality scene are mounting among restaurant and pub owners, as many reveal they are still trading below pre-pandemic levels due to red hot supply costs and pressures on consumer spending.
Election 2024: Everything you need to know about the July 4 vote May 25, 2024 Ahead of our first general election in almost five years, we’ve rounded up all you need to know.
What big business and the City want from Labour and Tory election manifestos May 25, 2024 The UK’s top business groups are scrambling onto an election footing and preparing to lay out their manifesto demands as the Labour and Conservative election machines kick into gear.
Why Sunak and Starmer will put the economy at the heart of the election May 24, 2024 In his statement announcing the election, Rishi Sunak said "I came to office above all to restore economic stability."
Poll: voters think things will get worse under Labour May 24, 2024 Labour may have a strong overall poll lead, but dig a little deeper and on the issues that count – from illegal migration to NHS waiting lists – voters believe things will get worse, says Lachlan Rurlander If the anthem of the 1997 election was D:Ream’s Things Can Only Get Better, then this election will [...]