Policy U-turns could define her stint at No 11 despite many sure-footed advances on devolved spending to help kickstart growthAn air of unreality settled on a Westminster conference room last week, as Rachel Reeves, upbeat in a...
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Read MoreLabour makes funding centrepiece of its industrial strategy in bid to counter Reform’s surge in so-called red wallThe government will present a £275m investment in technical training and apprenticeships as the...
Read MoreExclusive: Andy Haldane says Labour ‘sloganeering’ will not empower regions where Reform is making headwayNigel Farage is the closest to a “tribune for the working class”, the former Bank of England chief...
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Read MoreExclusive: Strategies for life sciences to be published earlier but broader report expected in JuneLabour’s long-awaited industrial strategy will not now be published until June, while ministers will bring forward plans...
Read MoreIn economic growth speech, chancellor says move would make UK ‘world’s best-connected place to do business’Reeves urged to rethink plans for airports and roadsHeathrow third runway: promises, protest and...
Read MoreLearning and Work Institute says 71% of Londoners and 65% of adults in Scotland will have degree by 2035, compared with 29% in East YorkshireEconomic growth in the UK risks being held back by a “skills chasm” between...
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