Labour wins landslide majority to send Starmer to Downing Street
Commentators welcomed the result, but warned the party’s honeymoon period would be short amid a desire for swift change
UK election 2024
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The challenges of the British Isa
Simplify Consulting’s Jayne Brown looks at whether, despite the political fanfare, there really is a strong business case for the British Isa
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Election prompts four in 10 investors to tweak portfolios
Only 13% looking to increase their investments in the UK market
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Reform UK pledges mass tax cuts in manifesto launch
Party says the BoE should cease interest payments to commercial banks on the £700bn bonds it holds as a result of QE
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Labour drops plans to reintroduce lifetime allowance
The party had previously planned to bring back the LTA, which was scrapped in the 2023 Spring Budget
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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