Election 2024: Labour to create fair work watchdog, Angela Rayner says June 23, 2024 Labour is set to create an employment watchdog to enforce its workers rights reforms, Angela Rayner has said.
Election 2024: Benefits ‘less dignified’ than work, Starmer toughens welfare line June 23, 2024 State handouts don’t deliver the “same sense of self-reliant dignity as a fair wage”, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he toughens his party’s line on welfare.
Labour could face £7bn bill to keep public sector unions onside: leading think tank June 23, 2024 Labour would need to find roughly £7bn to fund pay deals due immediately after the general election, a think tank has warned, as unions demand public sector pay return to its pre-austerity value.
Election 2024: Labour ‘very confident’ in ‘robust’ growth plan, Darren Jones says June 21, 2024 Labour is “very confident” it will be able to grow the UK’s economy within five years, if elected, Darren Jones has pledged.
Election 2024: Firms have ‘nothing to worry about’ on workers’ rights, Reeves says June 21, 2024 Rachel Reeves has told businesses they have “nothing to worry about” from Labour’s workers' rights reforms at The Times CEO Summit.
Election 2024: Former Tory tsar to vote for Labour June 21, 2024 The former Tory net zero tsar Chris Skidmore has revealed he will back Labour at the July 4 general election.
Election 2024: Five takeaways from the BBC Question Time leaders special June 20, 2024 We watched Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak getting a grilling from the BBC Question Time audience so you didn't have to. Read our top takeaways here.
Election 2024: Angela Rayner slaps down claim Labour would ‘flatten the whole green belt’ June 20, 2024 Angela Rayner has slapped down the suggestion Labour could “flatten the whole green belt” to build homes.
Election 2024: Tories accuse Labour of stamp duty ‘hammering’ for first time buyers June 20, 2024 The Conservatives have claimed Labour not matching their housing promises will result in “hammering” first-time buyers with stamp duty.
Will it work? GB Energy June 20, 2024 Labour has pledged £8.3bn for a new energy investment vehicle, GB Energy. But will it work? Sam Fowles investigates.