5 big things we learnt from Labour Party conference
Key developments from conference this year
economy
Keir Starmer answers ‘why Labour?’ during conference speech
“Together we will fix tomorrow’s challenges today,” Starmer told the conference
Rachel Reeves says Labour will appoint Covid corruption commissioner to help recoup billions lost to fraud
“The cost to the taxpayer of Covid fraud is estimated at £7.2bn. Every cheque signed by Rishi Sunak…We’ll appoint a Covid corruption commissioner, a hit squad of investigators…to take the fraudsters to court…We want that money back.”
Margaret Hodge on fighting extremism, challenges facing the country and what the next Labour government must do
With nearly 30 years of Parliamentary experience, we asked Hodge about some of her proudest achievements as an MP, her views on populist extremism, addressing child poverty and inequality and what she thinks the biggest challenges facing the country are going forward.
The Conservative Party conference offered no policies to fix the country
The ruling Conservative Party might have reflected on its failures and offered fresher policies to rejuvenate the economy and heal social divisions
Liz Truss will host ‘growth rally’ at Tory party conference
Truss is urging Sunak to be bolder and tackle the UK’s low-growth ‘crisis’.
The collapse of Wilko also shows why we need to reform insolvency laws
Questions ought to be asked about Wilko directors paying £3m in dividends in the financial year to 31 January 2022 when Wilko made a pre-tax loss of £38.7m
Mark Carney demolishes Brexit and Liz Truss’ economic policies
‘When Brexiteers tried to create Singapore on the Thames, the Truss government instead delivered Argentina on the Channel’
Liz Truss defends her disastrous mini-budget and says she was right all along
It’s everyone else’s fault apparently…
UK economy shrinks at quickest pace in seven months
“Another dismal day for growth in the UK economy. Appalling Tory decisions (and failures to make decisions) have left us stuck in a low growth, high tax trap.”