Keir Starmer to Embrace 'Harsh Light of Fiscal Reality'

Keir Starmer Warns the UK Budget This Week Will Reflect 'Harsh' Economic Reality
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says fixing Britain’s troubled economy will be a long haul in a “harsh” fiscal environment
Watch: Starmer warns Britain faces ‘unprecedented challenges’ ahead of Budget
Watch as Sir Keir Starmer warned that Britain faces "unprecedented challenges" in a speech on Monday, 28 October, ahead of Labour's first Budget for 14 years. The prime minister's speech in the West Midlands — a region in which Labour swept away the Tories in the general election — came amid widespread speculation that Rachel Reeves is set to raise taxes by between £25 billion to £40 billion.
Keir Starmer to Embrace ‘Harsh Light of Fiscal Reality’ in Key Budget
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government would “embrace the harsh light of fiscal reality,” as Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves prepares to reveal a historic package of tax hikes and extra borrowing in a make-or-break budget on Wednesday.
PM warns of 'harsh light' of reality ahead of Budget
In a major speech ahead of Wednesday's Budget, Sir Keir Starmer will warn of "unprecedented" challenges.
Starmer: Budget will ’embrace harsh light of fiscal reality’
The Budget will embrace the “harsh light of fiscal reality” but “better days are ahead”, Sir Keir Starmer will say in a speech ahead of one of the most significant financial statements in recent history.
Keir Starmer mistakenly announces five new freeports in comms ‘cock-up’
The government actually planned to announce new customs sites at five existing freeports that were previously announced by ...
Budget 2024 live: Keir Starmer says he will defend tax rises ‘all day long’ after stark warning on UK economy
Keir Starmer says he will defend tax rises ‘all day long’ after stark warning on UK economy - The prime minister delivers a ...
Keir Starmer given brutal warning over bus fare hike to fund punishing tax rises
The Labour leader has ramped up the cap by 50% to £3, meaning higher fares for millions of travellers across the country ...
Politics latest: Starmer branded 'clueless' for raising bus fare cap
Sir Keir Starmer has given a speech in the West Midlands ahead of his government's long-awaited first budget on Wednesday.
Starmer Challenges His Critics Ahead of Make-or-Break UK Budget
Keir Starmer said his Labour government had no choice but to deliver unpopular tax rises and spending cuts at Wednesday’s ...
Britain's Starmer says tax rises are needed to avoid austerity
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said taxes needed to rise to rebuild public services ...
Journalism Matters Week: What PM Sir Keir Starmer says
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Keir Starmer confirms £2 bus fare cap will be hiked to £3 ahead of ‘tough’ Budget
Laying the groundwork for further tough choices in Wednesday’s Budget, Sir Keir Starmer said the existing cap will be ...
UK to cap bus fares in England at three pounds in 2025, say PM Starmer
Britain's new government will cap bus fares in England at three pounds ($3.89) in 2025, an increase from an existing scheme ...
Politics latest: Starmer tries to define 'working people' again - as he vows budget will be for them
The prime minister is giving a speech in the West Midlands ahead of his party delivering its first budget since 2009 on ...