Observer Front Page 3rd of November 2024
Labour is challenging Kemi Badenoch over financial issues relating to public services, proposing significant increases in taxation, spending, and borrowing.
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The Observer’s top story says the government is working on contingency plans to fly tens of millions of doses of the coronavirus vaccine from Belgium to the UK via military aircraft to avoid Brexit-related delays at ports. The paper quotes the Department of Health and Social Care and senior sources at the Ministry of Defence who, it says, have confirmed that large consignments of the vaccine would be brought to the UK from 1 January by air – if road, rail and sea routes were hit by “widely expected delays” after that date. The news comes as Brexit talks are set to resume in Brussels on Sunday, with the paper reporting hopes that a trade deal “will be struck in the next few days”.
Observer Front Page 27th of October 2024
Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, asserts that her upcoming budget will aim to rival the most significant economic periods in Labour’s history, with plans for substantial public and private investment and measures designed to address recent criticisms and reverse perceived declines.
Observer Front Page 20th of October 2024
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced plans to raise National Insurance contributions for businesses, aiming to close a £9 billion gap in NHS funding and bolster healthcare services.
Observer Front Page 13th of October 2024
Labour leader Keir Starmer intervened in a cabinet disagreement to ensure the smooth continuation of an important global summit, expressing full confidence in Minister Pat McFadden amid tensions over the ferry operator P&O.