‘If we cannot afford it, we cannot do it’: Chancellor Reeves hints at tax rises as she sets Budget date
Chancellor placed the blame for a £20bn ‘black hole’ in public finances on the Conservative Party
Labour
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Free Spirit: Things can only get better for the UK
Pension fund allocations to the UK are dwindling, but David Beggs says Labour could reinvigorate domestic investment
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Morningstar: Will Labour make the UK more attractive to asset allocators?
The UK has been out of favour for quite some time, but Michael Born says Labour is making investors more optimistic
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Tulip Siddiq appointed city minister
Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate shadowed the role in opposition
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How will UK markets be influenced by Rachel Reeves and the Labour Party?
Industry ponders effect of Labour majority on UK equities and gilts
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Investment trust industry calls on Labour to resolve cost disclosure issue
AIC chief executive Richard Stone says resolving the issue of double-counting could be an early win for the new government
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Is a new government the change in narrative UK equities need?
Changing the story around UK equities is essential to stopping outflows, say UK equity fund managers
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Close Brothers AM: Labour majority is the ‘only benign outcome’ for markets
A sizeable Labour majority would allow it to deliver stability unimpeded
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Blue Whale’s Yiu: How the UK election could impact investors
Stephen Yiu discusses ‘disappointing’ and ‘misguided’ political parties vying for power
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AJ Bell: Labour and Conservative manifestos leave revenue questions
Conservative and Labour parties both promise no increases to income, VAT, or corporation tax
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Labour unveils manifesto targeting ‘wealth creation’ as top priority
However, commentators warn the lack of a concrete commitment to not raise CGT could concern investors
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High net worth voters back Labour despite private school tax
A quarter (27%) of the UK’s highest earners will vote for Keir Starmer in spite of VAT charges on private education