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Rachel Reeves says OBR would be given independent powers to produce forecasts
Labour’s charter of Budget responsibility aims to give businesses certainty — with no repeats of the ‘mini’ Budget
UK opposition’s stance on warming homes is sign of fraught politics around UK move away from fossil fuel heating
Prime minister and chancellor Jeremy Hunt recognise more pain lies ahead for many voters even as inflation falls
The EU must confront its €300bn question
Leader of UK’s main opposition party tells business leaders in Paris he wants to rewrite Brexit deal with EU
UK’s opposition leader pledges to repair relations with EU leaders but may find they have other priorities
Starmer’s time as leader of the opposition offers the template he wants to follow in securing a mandate
Twenty-five years after Blair and Clinton proclaimed ‘Third Way’, UK Labour leader joined centre-left counterparts at Canada summit
Labour leader tells FT his government would put closer trading relationship with Brussels at heart of growth policy
UK opposition party’s caution comes after Tory government refuses to commit to northern section of project
Labour leader will tell centre-left summit in Canada he intends to rebuild partnerships damaged by Brexit and Sunak
Also in this newsletter, Rishi Sunak needs to rely on opposition party votes occasionally if he wants to make his mark
Sir Keir Starmer proposes returns agreement with the bloc under which UK would take in asylum seekers
Keir Starmer should expect to cop political heat from the right as he moves to ease trade friction with the bloc
Conservatives warn deal will force Britain to accept asylum seekers from across the bloc
Labour leader’s push to sharpen foreign policy profile to include meeting with Macron in Paris
Labour calls for review after parliamentary researcher is arrested on suspicion of spying
Prospect of Labour win tempered by ongoing strikes testing public support, unemployment on rise and policy disputes
Former prime minister warns Keir Starmer will face a country ‘in a mess’ if he wins the next election
UK political commentator Robert Shrimsley and deputy opinion editor Miranda Green sketch out Labour's possible paths to power
Deputy leader tells TUC the party would improve worker rights and build more council houses
In the UK, the Labour party’s commitment to sectoral collective bargaining could bring positive changes
Move comes after failings identified during trial of child serial killer Lucy Letby
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