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Labour
57 days ago
Anger at the Energy Secretary's refusal to allow licences for new oil drilling in North Sea has surged among MPs in recent weeks in the wake of soaring energy bills following the Iran war.
Premier Inn owner blames Labour tax hikes as it axes 3,800 jobs ⊖
Whitbread boss Dominic Paul said the job losses were related to hotels being hit with increases to business rates and national insurance contributions for employers.
Labour's crackdown on keyless car crime: New law makes it illegal to carry gadgets used in three in five vehicle thefts ⊖⊖
The Crime and Policing Act 2026 now makes it a criminal offence to manufacture, import, supply, adapt or possess any electronic device that can be used to steal cars.
Labour's 'soft justice' measures see more than 60,000 criminals freed early from jail ○
New figures from the Ministry of Justice showed 60,108 offenders were let out of prison onto the streets in the scheme's first 16 months.
Why is Britain’s economy so stuck? It’s the tension between what voters want and what the bond markets allow | Larry Elliott ⊕
There is no such thing as the Bond Dealers party, but there might as well be – the people who trade in UK debt exert a stranglehold over our politics
The days of two-party politics are over. When vote…
Labour is facing wipeout in its final stronghold. Why? It’s housing, housing, housing | Aditya Chakrabortty ⊖
In the 1980s, Labour-controlled London built 52,000 council homes. During the Tony Blair decade, just 280. It’s brought this local-election catastrophe on itself
Over the week to come, journalists wil…
58 days ago
Minimum wage hikes killing off job opportunities for the young, warns CBI chief ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Labour is killing off job opportunities for the young by pricing them out of work with huge increases in the minimum wage, according to the new boss of the Confederation of British Industry.
Angela Rayner's allies say Starmer has 'got to go': Friends insist Mandy's friendship with Epstein made Labour look like 'paedo protectors' party' ⊕⊕
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In a move that casts doubt on reports of an imminent Cabinet return, friends have briefed Labour MPs they expect the Prime Minister to be ousted soon after next month's local elections.
Labour is on course to lose THREE-QUARTERS of its seats in next week's local elections, as disaffected voters turn to Reform and the Greens ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Pollster Robert Hayward said Labour is facing a 'pincer movement' from Reform and the Greens which could see it lose as many as 1,850 seats when voters go to the polls on 7 May.
Bank of England to slash growth forecasts as inflation shock spells mortgage misery for millions ⊖⊖
The Bank of England is set to slash its UK growth forecasts as business confidence tumbles and thousands of 'zombie' firms battered by Labour tax hikes and the Iran war face collapse.