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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“Voters abandon Tories as faith in economic competence dives” is the headline leading the Observer. According to a poll for the paper, three-quarters of UK voters, including 71% of those who supported the Conservatives in the 2019 general election, believe the prime minister and chancellor have lost control of the economy. Labour has also extended its lead by 14 percentage points in the past week, according to the survey by Opinium. In further grim news for the government, Liz Truss’s ratings are lower than Boris Johnson’s were at the height of the Partygate scandal, the paper adds.
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.