Under the governing Conservatives, the markets are down and the pound is under pressure. On Thursday, Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, staked his claim as the guardian of sound fiscal policy.
Tag: Labour Party (Great Britain)
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U.K. Government Goes Full Tilt on Tax Cuts and Free-Market Economics
The new administration’s proposals are a sharp break from the era of Boris Johnson, and they represent a turn toward Thatcherism.
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Anti-Monarchists Tread Lightly After Queen’s Death, but Their Goal Persists
King Charles III is less popular than his mother, offering republican campaigners their best chance of momentum in years. But they risk offending mourners by moving too soon.
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Liz Truss Makes a Strong Bid for Downing Street
Campaigning to be Britain’s next prime minister, Liz Truss has modeled herself after Margaret Thatcher and pushed a party orthodoxy of lower taxes, less government and bucking the European Union.
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Boris Johnson Hasn’t Left, but the Jockeying to Replace Him Has Begun
The Conservative Party must decide not only who should succeed the scandal-tarred British prime minister, but also when he should go.