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Keir Starmer claims Universal theme park investment ‘major vote of confidence in UK’ – UK politics live
Labour say the attraction will bring an estimated £50bn boost to the economy while Tories claim they deserve credit for the new park
Andrew Sparrow
09, Apr, 2025 @9:39 AM
UK politics: ‘All options on table’ for Scunthorpe steelworks, says Starmer, amid calls for nationalisation – as it happened
PM tells MPs on the Commons liaison committee that ‘we are doing everything we can to ensure there is a bright future for Scunthorpe’
Andrew Sparrow
08, Apr, 2025 @5:21 PM
UK politics: Starmer sticks by manifesto pledge not to raise taxes amid tariff turmoil – as it happened
Prime minister says ‘no one is pretending tariffs are good news’ during speech on car industry
Andrew Sparrow
07, Apr, 2025 @5:07 PM
UK politics: Unite hits back at Starmer over Birmingham bin strike, questioning Labour’s backing for ‘working people’– as it happened
Union says the government should intervene directly and force the council to settle the dispute
Andrew Sparrow (now) and Yohannes Lowe (earlier)
04, Apr, 2025 @4:25 PM
Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs trigger biggest one-day Wall Street fall since 2020 – as it happened
Worst day on New York stock market since Covid-19 crisis as US dollar falls to six month low after US President Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs fuel recession fears
Graeme Wearden (now) and Helen Livingstone (earlier)
03, Apr, 2025 @8:16 PM
UK politics: Starmer warns Trump’s US tariffs not just ‘short-term tactical exercise’ – as it happened
PM says measures mark ‘the beginning of a new era’ for trade and the global economy
Andrew Sparrow
03, Apr, 2025 @5:00 PM
Reeves says hasty response to Trump tariffs could put ‘prize’ of economic deal at risk – as it happened
Chancellor says UK will respond calmly to US tariffs as Keir Starmer attempts to play down fears of trade war
Andrew Sparrow
02, Apr, 2025 @4:52 PM
Kemi Badenoch gives credence to race-swap conspiracy theory about Adolescence but admits she hasn’t watched it – as it happened
Conservative party leader says she believes show ‘is based on real story’, a claim described as wholly untrue by writer and co-creator of series
Andrew Sparrow
01, Apr, 2025 @5:00 PM
Tories claim No 10 admission UK won’t avoid new US tariffs shows Starmer has failed to protect British business – as it happened
Andrew Griffith, shadow business secretary, says prime minister needs to work on ‘rekindling US trade deal’
Andrew Sparrow
31, Mar, 2025 @4:32 PM
Starmer ‘disappointed’ Sentencing Council won’t change guidelines that have prompted fears of two tier justice – as it happened
Justice secretary says ‘all options are on the table’ and threatens to change law
Andrew Sparrow
28, Mar, 2025 @4:30 PM
‘Good chance’ Reeves will have to raise taxes in autumn budget, thinktank says – as it happened
Institute for Fiscal Studies also warns Reeves over her focus on sticking with fiscal rules regardless of real world events
Andrew Sparrow
27, Mar, 2025 @5:18 PM
Reeves says poverty figures from spring statement cuts don’t take into account impact of getting people into work – as it happened
More than 3 million families will lose out as a result of sweeping cuts to welfare, official analysis shows
Andrew Sparrow and Graeme Wearden
26, Mar, 2025 @6:14 PM
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