Election 2024: Could the Blue Wall be about to crumble in Sevenoaks? June 12, 2024 Throughout the election campaign, political reporter Jessica Frank-Keyes is visiting the City’s commuter hotspots. First up, it’s Sevenoaks...
Election 2024: Houses, ULEZ and tax – what we learned from the Tory manifesto June 11, 2024 With just over three weeks to go ahead of polling day, here are the top five things we learned from Rishi Sunak at the Conservatives’ manifesto launch.
Election 2024: Rishi Sunak pledges National Insurance cut in Tory manifesto June 11, 2024 Rishi Sunak has pledged to "keep cutting National Insurance until its gone" as he unveiled the Conservative Party's general election manifesto.
Employment support needs to be a ‘top priority’ as long-term sickness hits new record June 11, 2024 New figures out today showed that 9.4m people were economically inactive in the three months to April, up nearly 400,000 on last year, with long-term sickness a major contributor.
Election 2024: Labour will be ‘partner’ not ‘barrier’ to innovation June 11, 2024 A Labour government will be a “partner that can unlock potential”, not a “barrier” to innovation, shadow minister Peter Kyle has pledged.
Election 2024: Lib Dems would seek to rejoin EU single market June 10, 2024 The Liberal Democrats would seek to rejoin the EU’s single market, they revealed at their manifesto launch today.
Election 2024: Next government must back London as an ‘engine of growth’ June 10, 2024 The next government must back London as an “engine of growth” for the UK, including supporting airport and rail hub expansion, a lobby group is urging.
Election 2024: Labour pledge savings for parents as childcare policies fleshed out June 9, 2024 Free breakfast clubs in primary schools will save parents an annual £400, Labour has said, as the party begins to flesh out its plans for childcare policy.
Election 2024: Reform UK will overtake Tories in polls, Ipsos boss predicts June 9, 2024 Reform UK is likely to overtake the Conservative Party in at least some polls in a so-called ‘crossover moment’, the boss of a polling firm has predicted.
Election 2024: Labour to rule out tax rises in ‘iron-clad’ manifesto pledge June 9, 2024 Labour’s manifesto will contain an “iron-clad commitment” to rule out increases to national insurance, income tax or VAT, Rachel Reeves has revealed.