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Team Starmer may need an injection of that ‘hopey-changey stuff’ to pull off an election win
The Labour party is currently well ahead in the opinion polls. What sort of government is Keir Starmer planning and what sort of politician is the Labour leader?
If Labour wins the next election, it is likely to encounter a much harsher environment than when it won power in 1997
Sunak well placed to win over a large bloc of floating voters despite Starmer’s substantial poll lead, survey suggests
The opposition leader has consolidated control by taking over party machinery and sidelining the left as he bids for power
Also in this newsletter, the government seemingly hangs back during CBI’s hour of need
For all its orthodox rhetoric, the party’s plans for an interventionist industrial policy would represent a striking shift
Former Autoglass boss Gary Lubner pledges financial help to put party in power ‘for a long time’
Labour leader urged to focus on economic effects and less on climate change
Decision follows accusations that he subjected five women to unwanted sexual attention in parliament
Party officials says move by Starmer is part of broader attempt to ‘clean up Westminster’
Opposition party’s plan smacks of radical nationalisation programme that helped lose it 2019 general election
Investment in skills is one part of the solution, but is unlikely to lead to meaningful reductions in numbers alone
Reforms would change valuation of plots acquired in England through compulsory purchase orders
Union says it would be self-defeating for the UK to abandon domestic production
Attitudes have softened since Thurrock was one of the UK’s top Brexit-supporting districts
The US brand of national conservatism fails to resonate in the UK because it is a fundamentally different society
Starmer accuses government of having lost control of surging net migration into the UK
Shadow chancellor endorses muscular industrial policy but says spending must comply with fiscal rules
Voters know they made a mistake. That doesn’t mean they are ready to be told so
The Conservative party needs to address issue of spending on skills and staffing
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves wants to boost capital available to fast-growing companies
UK opposition leader promises to make greater use of technology to build health service ‘fit for the future’
Health service a leading concern for voters with general election expected next year
Opposition raises concerns after Treasury admits officials met company part-owned by prime minister’s wife
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