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UK Treasury failed to tell watchdog about senior official’s Labour donation

Former banker Ian Corfield donated thousands to politicians including Chancellor Rachel Reeves before his appointment.

August 14, 2024 4:15 am CET

A paradise for corruption: Britain tries to clean up its dirtiest secret

The British Virgin Islands mix fun in the sun with dark money. Will the UK’s new Labour government act?

August 13, 2024 4:15 am CET

Labour donor bags plum UK Treasury job

Banker Ian Corfield is appointed to a top role in the civil service just months after donating thousands of pounds to Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

August 7, 2024 10:45 am CET

Britain’s £1 billion chip investment at risk as Reeves tightens the belt

Labour declined to back the headline target pledged by its predecessors.

August 6, 2024 2:55 pm CET

Labour plots radical shake-up at heart of British government

Cabinet Office faces being stripped back to core functions with 80 percent of staff moving out of the department, under plans for reform. 

August 5, 2024 5:47 am CET

The UK’s first rate cut in four years is awkward for Labour

The U.K.’s finance minister spent all week saying Britain’s economy is broken. Then the BoE cut interest rates.

August 1, 2024 6:11 pm CET

Labour dares to take on Britain’s boomers

New government pares back pensioner payments and vows to build more houses — but it’s a big gamble.

July 30, 2024 4:54 pm CET

5 ways Labour says Britain is broken

Labour attack dossier lays out holes in Britain’s finances — which the Tories dismiss as simply a political excuse to raise taxes.

July 29, 2024 8:13 pm CET

Labour steals Tory playbook for financial blame game

Labour, with an eye on the next election, wants voters to hear that the public finances are worse than they thought — so blame the Tories for higher taxes.

July 28, 2024 5:38 pm CET

UK launches pensions review in bid to boost investments

The landmark review into the pensions and investment market seeks ways to boost the investment potential of support schemes while equally optimizing savings for pensioners.

July 20, 2024 11:30 pm CET

What Washington thinks of Keir Starmer

After years of Conservative turmoil, the new British prime minister has been welcomed by Democrats and Republicans alike.

July 15, 2024 4:00 am CET

Britain finally has a female chancellor. It only took 800 years.

Meet Rachel Reeves: the chess-playing former banker who needs to get the U.K. economy rolling.

July 12, 2024 4:01 am CET
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Starmer’s ‘quiet’ climate radicalism sets up battle with Farage

The new Labour prime minister is gearing up for a fight with populists over net zero policy. He believes he can win.

July 8, 2024 7:00 pm CET

Britain’s new power list: 12 people you need to know in the UK Labour government

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is now in office. These are the people who really matter in his government.

July 8, 2024 4:00 am CET

Labour’s top policy priorities

A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.

July 6, 2024 3:40 pm CET

Jeremy Corbyn leads left-wing Gaza revolt against Labour

Independent MPs set to be thorn in PM Keir Starmer’s side over the Middle East.

July 5, 2024 1:02 pm CET

The UK’s Brexit dream is dead

Sorry Boris, your Euroskeptic vision has failed in so many ways.

July 4, 2024 6:23 am CET

What a Labour government means for UK-China relations

Keir Starmer’s party has promised to launch an overhaul of the U.K.’s approach to China within months of taking office, with potentially significant trade-offs.

June 25, 2024 9:00 pm CET

Nobody even noticed the Tories’ biggest legacy

Five years ago this week, in the teeth of the Brexit wars, an outgoing Tory prime minister was looking for a legacy. Theresa May settled on net zero —and now it’s on Labour to keep that target alive.

June 25, 2024 8:00 pm CET

City dreams of Labour win to deliver new Brexit deal

It’s considered a ‘hanging offense,’ but could some EU countries hash out side deals with the UK on financial services?

June 25, 2024 5:00 am CET

Fully updated: Our Labour policy tracker

Absolutely everything you need to know about what the opposition party is promising ahead of the July 4 election.

June 13, 2024 7:44 pm CET

No, you’re a banker! Sunak and Reeves’ City backgrounds weaponized in UK election

Both the prime minister and shadow chancellor were employed in the banking sector during the 2008 financial crash

June 10, 2024 7:00 am CET

Brits think Labour will unpick Brexit. They may be disappointed.

New polling for POLITICO suggests many voters just haven’t got Keir Starmer’s message.

June 5, 2024 8:06 pm CET

The big battle for Labour Party jobs

Too many ministers: Keir Starmer faces having to disappoint some of his top team if he makes it into government.

May 28, 2024 5:46 am CET
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