Labour party
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The taxes Labour could raise to plug spending shortfalls
The Explainer Chancellor Rachel Reeves has warned Labour inherited a 'black hole' spending gap from the Tories
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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How will Labour plug £20bn spending 'black hole'?
Today's Big Question Cuts to infrastructure projects and Whitehall spending are likely to be announced as part of chancellor's plans to save billions
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Banning emails after 5pm: what the UK can learn from Portugal's right to disconnect rule
The Explainer Labour plans to introduce new guidance giving employees the 'right to switch off'
By The Week Staff Published
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Will Keir Starmer scrap the two-child benefit cap?
Today's Big Question PM signals 'change in tone' as Labour rebels prepare to back amendment calling for immediate end to controversial 'social cleansing' policy
By The Week UK Published
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King's Speech: is Keir Starmer being too cautious?
Today's Big Question The Labour Party set out its plans for its first year in government
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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How could J.D. Vance impact the special relationship?
Today's Big Question Trump's hawkish pick for VP said UK is the first 'truly Islamist country' with a nuclear weapon
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Labour's first week in power
In the Spotlight The NHS, prisons and housing are at the top of a to-do list which risks crashing into 'wall of economic reality'
By The Week UK Published
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Can Starmer's plan solve the prisons crisis?
Today's Big Question Releasing inmates early is 'least worst option' to tackle overcrowding, but critics say it puts public at risk
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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How conservative is Labour?
Today's big question Keir Starmer's party triumphed in the general election despite prioritising 'wealth creation and growth, not redistribution'
By Abby Wilson Published
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Britain's Labour Party wins in a landslide
Speed Read The Conservatives were unseated after 14 years of rule
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Reform on the rise: can smaller parties reshape British politics?
Talking Point Reform, Greens and independents hope to shape Starmer's policy but can they go even further?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How is Labour going to change the UK?
Today's Big Question Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be expected to make an immediate impact as his party takes power
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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General election manifestos: how the main parties compare
In depth Labour and the Tories 'leave voters guessing over policy on tax and spending'
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Last updated
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Is the general election a foregone conclusion?
Today's Big Question With pollsters predicting a resounding Labour victory, Rishi Sunak should 'read the writing on the wall'
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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