Will Keir Starmer’s keynote speech pile on the pain or ‘restore hope’?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Will Keir Starmer’s keynote speech pile on the pain or ‘restore hope’?

The Independent  

Since winning the election in July, the new government’s rhetoric has largely been a blame game. open image in gallery Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces a challenging two months in parliament as she prepares for her first budget on 30 October He will argue that “14 years of populism and failure” under the Conservatives made responding to this month’s riots much harder than in 2011, when he led the Crown Prosecution Service, claiming that violent thugs exploited “the cracks in our society”. But since the “£22bn financial black hole” announcement, the government has dropped a number of hints that the Budget could include tax rises. The chancellor has warned there will be “more difficult decisions ahead”, while Sir Keir on Tuesday will say the government will take “unpopular decisions now if it’s the right thing for the country”. They have accused the prime minister and his top team of “squandering money whilst fabricating a financial black hole in an attempt to con the public into accepting tax rises”.

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Starmer fails to rule out new tax rises – despite Reeves’ claim there wouldn’t be another hike
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Starmer fails to rule out new tax rises – despite Reeves’ claim there wouldn’t be another hike

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has failed to rule further tax rises before …

Six pledges to save Starmer? PM will plead with Brits to judge him on higher living standards, lower NHS waits, 1.5m new homes and more police in 'reset' speech TODAY… but NO target on cutting immigra
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Six pledges to save Starmer? PM will plead with Brits to judge him on higher living standards, lower NHS waits, 1.5m new homes and more police in 'reset' speech TODAY… but NO target on cutting immigra

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer will bid to 'reset' his struggling government today as he lays out goals for voters to judge him by. He has also been accused of sidelining Labour's flagship manifesto pledge to deliver the fastest growing economy in the G7 - which looks doomed to failure as the US and Canada are surging ahead. Keir Starmer is using a …

Labour Budget 2024: Ask our chief political commentator anything – from minimum wage rise to inheritance tax
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Labour Budget 2024: Ask our chief political commentator anything – from minimum wage rise to inheritance tax

The Independent  

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Starmer intervenes in ‘working people’ Budget row with grim warning
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Starmer intervenes in ‘working people’ Budget row with grim warning

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Prime minister Keir Starmer promised the Budget will ‘ignore the …

Keir Starmer issues a doom-laden warning to Britons that they'll be clobbered with new Labour taxes on Wednesday because of the 'harsh fiscal reality'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer issues a doom-laden warning to Britons that they'll be clobbered with new Labour taxes on Wednesday because of the 'harsh fiscal reality'

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer today admitted there is 'tough stuff' coming in the Budget as the demanded Brits face up to 'harsh reality'. Keir Starmer will today demand Brits face up to 'harsh reality' ahead of looming tax hikes in the Budget Your browser does not support iframes. Challenged that most voters would prefer lower taxes rather than investment in public services, …

Keir Starmer tells Brits they face a 'harsh reality': Prime Minister issues a new tax warning as Labour's Budget is set to batter employers with a major national insurance rise
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer tells Brits they face a 'harsh reality': Prime Minister issues a new tax warning as Labour's Budget is set to batter employers with a major national insurance rise

Daily Mail  

VAT on private school fees and non-dom crackdown - likelihood 10/10 The Labour manifesto committed to scrapping non-dom status, adding VAT to private school fees and increasing stamp duty on buyers from abroad. Employer national insurance - 9/10 Rachel Reeves looks almost certain to increase employer NICs, despite claims it is a 'straightforward breach' of the Labour manifesto. Capital gains …

Starmer denies misleading public over Budget tax rises
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Starmer denies misleading public over Budget tax rises

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public over tax rises in the run-up to the general election. Asked if he had misled voters by not warning them about the billions in tax rises expected in the Government’s first Budget on Wednesday, the Prime Minister said: “No, we were very clear about the tax rises that we would necessarily have …

Keir Starmer acknowledges 'tax bomb' in Budget will go beyond filling claimed £22bn 'black hole' left by Tories - as Chancellor confirms she will bend fiscal rules to splurge billions more on infrastr
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Keir Starmer acknowledges 'tax bomb' in Budget will go beyond filling claimed £22bn 'black hole' left by Tories - as Chancellor confirms she will bend fiscal rules to splurge billions more on infrastr

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer today made clear the 'tax bomb' in the Budget will go beyond filling the claimed £22billion 'black hole' left by the Tories. Sir Keir's comments, as he arrived at a Commonwealth summit in Samoa, come as Rachel Reeves prepares to confirm that she is bending fiscal rules to splurge billions more on infrastructure. Keir Starmer insisted next week's …

Starmer uses keynote speech to offer light amid gloom of fiscal black hole
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Starmer uses keynote speech to offer light amid gloom of fiscal black hole

The Independent  

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After pensioners, will Labour come for the wealthy?
3 months, 1 week ago

After pensioners, will Labour come for the wealthy?

The Independent  

Remember when Peter Mandelson said Labour was “intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich”? They’re pushing Keir Starmer hard for a wealth tax. They would not be Labour voters suffering; the rich would scream, but the party’s popularity would almost certainly not dip. Curb their activities – they are also tax shelters for the rest of the world – and …

Labour must give the public reasons for optimism after its ‘painful’ Budget
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour must give the public reasons for optimism after its ‘painful’ Budget

The Independent  

As the House of Commons returns from its summer break, the new government’s honeymoon is already over. There is growing anxiety in Labour’s own ranks about Rachel Reeves’s decision to scrap winter fuel allowances worth up to £300 for all but the poorest pensioners. Attention is already focused on what Sir Keir tells us will be a “painful” Budget on …

Starmer-backed group of Labour MPs proposed six tax rises worth £60bn
6 months ago

Starmer-backed group of Labour MPs proposed six tax rises worth £60bn

The Telegraph  

A dossier drawn up by Labour MPs proposed six new tax rises to raise £60 billion. The proposals from the party’s Tribune group – of which Sir Keir Starmer is a member – set out increases to inheritance tax, capital gains taxes and a new “jackpot” levy on the super-rich. The document, seen by the Daily Mail, was submitted as …

Starmer launches Labour’s pro-business, pro-worker manifesto with £8.6bn of new taxes
6 months, 1 week ago

Starmer launches Labour’s pro-business, pro-worker manifesto with £8.6bn of new taxes

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This was emphasised when he was confronted by a heckler early in his speech: “We …

UK’s Starmer says ‘wealth creation’ priority in election pitch to voters
6 months, 1 week ago

UK’s Starmer says ‘wealth creation’ priority in election pitch to voters

Al Jazeera  

Labour Party leader rules out any rise in income tax, for national insurance or VAT. The UK’s opposition leader Keir Starmer has pledged to make wealth creation the top priority of his government in a pre-election pitch to voters. Speaking ahead of the release of the Labour Party’s election manifesto on Thursday, Starmer said he would prioritise economic growth and …

Keir Starmer offers hope as a route to Downing Street
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer offers hope as a route to Downing Street

The Independent  

The British general election of 2024 will, we are advised by the prime minister, be held in the second half of the year. It is perhaps summed up in one passage of the keynote speech Sir Keir Starmer delivered in Bristol: “To truly defeat this miserabilist Tory project, we must crush their politics of divide and decline with a new …

Keir Starmer speech today: Labour leader to promise ‘decade of national renewal’
1 year, 11 months ago

Keir Starmer speech today: Labour leader to promise ‘decade of national renewal’

The Independent  

Labour will deliver a “decade of national renewal” if it comes to power, Sir Keir Starmer will say in his first speech of 2023. In his new year’s speech, the Labour leader is also expected to promise an end to the “sticking plaster politics” in Westminster, with “a new way of governing” for the future. There is no substitute for …

Labour could bring in heavier taxes for wealthy, Keir Starmer suggests
2 years, 2 months ago

Labour could bring in heavier taxes for wealthy, Keir Starmer suggests

The Telegraph  

Labour could tax wealth more heavily if the party wins power after the next election, Sir Keir Starmer suggested on Wednesday as he wrapped up his party’s conference. The Labour leader rejected the suggestion that he wanted to impose a “wealth tax” - but he said he was “looking at how we tax fairly”. Sir Keir said at the weekend …

Budget 2021: Keir Starmer slammed by Labour bible the New Statesman over opposition to tax rises
3 years, 9 months ago

Budget 2021: Keir Starmer slammed by Labour bible the New Statesman over opposition to tax rises

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer was facing increased kickback against his refusal to back business tax rises today as a Labour 'Bible' accused him of leaving voters 'bewildered'. Sir Keir has already faced criticism from the left of the party over his refusal to demand Rishi Sunak increase corporation taxes in the Budget later today - even when increases have been backed …

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