UK General Election

FTSE 100 dips, Europe mixed and Wall Street holds near record high as Labour wins UK general election

FTSE 100 dips, Europe mixed and Wall Street holds near record high as Labour wins UK general election

Business
Robert Johnson

Labour won 410 seats to the incumbent Tory government’s 119. (Christopher Furlong via Getty Images) The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) dipped into the ...

Nigel Farage’s Westminster bid being undermined by his lack of local insight, says his Tory rival

Nigel Farage’s Westminster bid being undermined by his lack of local insight, says his Tory rival

U.K.
William Turner

NIGEL Farage’s Westminster bid is being undermined by his  lack of local insight, the Tory rival for his seat said last night. ...

It’s not all rosy for Keir Starmer as unpopular Labour leader will enter No10 with an unwanted record

It’s not all rosy for Keir Starmer as unpopular Labour leader will enter No10 with an unwanted record

U.K.
William Turner

THERE was a moment during The Sun’s grilling of Sir Keir Starmer on Monday evening when I realised he finally really knows ...

Boost to pubs as Labour promises new powers to protect closure-threatened boozers — and hints beer duty will be frozen

Boost to pubs as Labour promises new powers to protect closure-threatened boozers — and hints beer duty will be frozen

Business
Robert Johnson

LABOUR last night promised new powers to protect closure-threatened boozers — and hinted beer duty will be frozen. Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves ...

The whiff of decay coming off the tired Tory party after 14 years will cloud Rishi Sunak’s premiership

The whiff of decay coming off the tired Tory party after 14 years will cloud Rishi Sunak’s premiership

U.K.
William Turner

WILL the Tory party have any MPs left by the end of the year? With the number of by-elections of late triggered ...