Isabel Loubser
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- Sep 30, 2026
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Zack Polanski’s big gamble — and the plan if it fails (opens the original)
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LONDON — Green leader Zack Polanski is fighting the battle of his political life — and the lines for failure are already being prepped. Voters in Holborn and St Pancras will head to the polls next Thursday to replace Keir Starmer, the former prime minister who quit Parliament, with a new MP. Polanski, the leader of the left-wing populist Green Party, is seeking to kickstart his party's stalled momentum by grabbing the seat, which has been held by Labour since its creation in 1983. But even Polan
Alan Milburn rejects tax cut for youth jobs (opens the original)
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LIVERPOOL, England — Chancellor John Healey doesn’t have the cash to scrap employer national insurance contributions for young people, the U.K. government’s youth employment adviser Alan Milburn said Tuesday. Speaking in the POLITICO pub at the Labour Party conference, the former Cabinet minister rejected a call from MPs on parliament’s work and pensions committee to cut employer national insurance contributions for under 25s in a bid to tackle mass youth unemployment. “The problem is it’ll cost
Farage is still Labour’s main opponent, says party chair (opens the original)
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LIVERPOOL, England — Reform UK is still the “main threat” to Labour despite Nigel Farage’s party tumbling in the polls, according to Labour Chair Bridget Phillipson. Speaking at the POLITICO pub at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Phillipson said that although Farage’s party faces a host of “unanswered questions” over its donations, they remain “well-organized, they are well-funded, and you know — they’re not going anywhere.” Phillipson acknowledged, however, that Labour should not “write o
UK Treasury minister says her old job as City of London rep is ‘not a conflict’ (opens the original)
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LIVERPOOL, England — U.K. Treasury minister Emma Reynolds said Monday that her experience as a top public affairs representative for the City of London is "not a conflict" amid speculation that the government will raise taxes on banks at the next budget. During an interview in the POLITICO pub, Reynolds said she "learned a lot" about financial services when she worked as managing director of financial trade body TheCityUK after losing her seat in 2019. She returned to Westminster at the 2024 gen
EU rejoin push risks causing uncertainty, warns business secretary (opens the original)
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LIVERPOOL, England — U.K. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds warned Sunday that "constitutional questions" around Britain's EU relationship are causing "uncertainty" for business. During an interview in The POLITICO Pub at Labour Party conference, the senior Cabinet minister said the U.K. should be focused on "how we can improve that trade relationship," rather than whether Labour should push for Britain to rejoin the bloc. "I think we can frankly get more from what we need for our people, for
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