Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks during the launch of Labour’s general election manifesto on June 13, 2024 in Manchester, United Kingdom. Labour is consistently leading the polls by over 20 points, according to the latest YouGov data. Anthony Devlin | Getty Images News | Getty I...
Labour Party, British political party whose historic links with trade unions have led it to promote an active role for the state in the creation of economic prosperity and in the provision of social services. It has been the major democratic socialist pa
In its planA New Deal for Working People, released on 24 May 2024, the Labour Party outlined various reform proposals and pledged to introduce legislation within 100 days. The Labour Party’s manifesto promised to introduce this new “deal” in full and reiterated its intention to...
In amanifesto released in June, the party said it would focus on “wealth creation” and “economic growth.” Reeves, who has long been on a charm offensive with the British business community, has repeatedly stated she will prioritize fiscal discipline in all policymaking. The party’s fl...
“And so when I went into that Budget last week I had to put our public finances back onto a firm trajectory because we saw in the previous parliament what happens when government loses control of the public finances, and the first commitment we made in our manifesto was to bring stability...
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The Labour Party's manifesto laid out the new government's fiscal rules, describing them as "non-negotiable". They are: 1) The current budget must move into balance so day-to-day costs are met by revenues 2) Debt must be falling as a percentage of GDP...
What are the party's policies? Its manifesto, announced on Thursday 16 June, contained no surprises, but underlined priorities Sir Keir had already set out. More on General Election 2024 What if Rishi Sunak had waited until now to call an election?
The Labour Party manifesto, then, while not setting food-industry hearts racing, didn’t frighten the horses as the UK approached the poll. Manifestos, however, are good intentions. With Labour elected to power, it will be expected to deliver on its commitments....
The Labour Partyis one of the established UK mainstream political parties. From 2015 to theGeneral Election of 2019the Party was the fastest growing political party in theUnited Kingdomwith a membership exceeding 515,000 and a leader,Jeremy Corbyn, who appeared to be more or less independent of...