Election 2024: Catching up? Here’s five things you need to know July 5, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour has romped to a landslide victory in the general election and will oust the Tories from power after 14 years.
Election 2024: Farage wins in Clacton as Reform UK snaps up votes from Labour and Tories July 5, 2024 Nigel Farage has shaken the political landscape of the UK this evening after winning a seat in parliament at the eighth time of trying - but his party Reform UK looks set to potentially undershoot initial predictions of 13 seats in the commons.
Jagjit Chadha: Why investment is necessary to stop the economy from ‘withering’ July 4, 2024 Report after report has found that the UK invests too little as a share of national income, often lagging behind other rich economies.
Dry but cloudy: Will today’s weather affect voting behaviour? July 4, 2024 Rishi Sunak was banking on a sunshine boost this election, but will today's weather affect voting behaviour? Professor Franz Buscha explains.
Election 2024: Who could be in the running for Tory leadership post-July 4? July 3, 2024 We've taken a look at some of the key runners and riders who could put themselves forward to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader - if he loses.
UK economy ‘not as bad as is often assumed’ July 3, 2024 Although the UK slipped into a shallow recession at the end of last year, the economy outperformed expectations in the first quarter of the year, growing 0.7 per cent. This made it the fastest growing economy in the G7.
This government is out of ideas, out of energy, and deserves to be out of office July 3, 2024 Our verdict on the General Election: this Conservative party deserves a spell on the sidelines
To avoid five more wasted years, vote for a strong opposition July 3, 2024 Without the growth needed to fund the higher spending his MPs and voters demand, Starmer will resort to appeasing them with anything he can deliver on the cheap: constitutional meddling, banning things and red tape. A mega-majority just makes this more likely, so vote Conservative tomorrow, urges Henry Hill To read some of the commentary [...]
Please welcome the leader of the opposition: Sir Ed Davey July 3, 2024 If some polls are to be believed, Ed Davey’s Liberal Democrats could soon be the official opposition, here’s what that would look like, according to former Lib Dem advisor Pablo O’Hana Not since the heady days of Cleggmania has the leader of the Liberal Democrats experienced such a triumphant resurgence. Ed Davey, with his eye-catching [...]
How the seven Conservative Chancellors since 2010 will be remembered July 2, 2024 City A.M.’s guide to each of the seven Tory chancellors since 2010 and how their policies will be remembered by political history.