Just how ‘painful’ will Starmer’s October Budget be?
Winter is coming. That’s the message from Keir Starmer’s set-piece speech this morning from the No. 10 rose garden. After a tricky few weeks for the new Prime Minister on cronyism claims and anxiety a...
27 Aug 202414min
What could a Kamala Harris presidency mean for the UK?
As the Democratic National Convention draws to a close in Chicago this week, Patrick Gibbons is joined by James Heale and Gerry Baker, editor at large of the Wall Street Journal to try to make sense o...
24 Aug 202415min
Is the energy price cap hike bad news for Labour?
Ofgem, the energy regulator, has announced that the price cap will rise by 10% in October. Is this bad news for Labour, or will they be successful in framing it as part of their economic inheritance f...
23 Aug 202416min
Can Labour crack apprenticeships?
Today's GCSE results show an exams system that has largely returned to pre-Covid norms. It has also given the government a chance to talk about skills and apprenticeships – something that Bridget Phil...
22 Aug 202411min
Labour cronyism claims continue
The government seems to have appointed another party-political advisor to the civil service – this time Labour Together's Jess Sargeant to the role of deputy director at the Cabinet Office’s Propriety...
21 Aug 202413min
Can Starmer reinvigorate Welsh Labour?
Keir Starmer has been meeting the new First Minister Eluned Morgan as part of a two day trip to Wales. While the trip included a visit to a wind farm, Starmer quickly faced questions about the fate of...
20 Aug 202411min
Prison overcrowding triggers emergency measures
The fallout from the riots continues as the numbers being processed by the justice system have led to emergency measures being triggered by the government. What does this mean and, given the prison sy...
19 Aug 202413min
What are Sue Gray's plans for the civil service?
Labour is planning to reform the civil service into five 'missions' that will lead the agenda, moving away from the purely departmental way of arranging priorities at the moment. Cindy Yu talks to Jam...
17 Aug 202420min
