Reform UK are “within reach” of taking the lead in a national poll as Nigel Farage’s populist party cut Labour’s lead to just six per cent in a shock opinion.
The Party just needs two points from Labour and the Tories to draw level.
The change marks a huge change since July 4, with Labour down by seven-points and the Conservatives up by around three per cent.
According to the More in Common’s poll, Labour ended up level with the Tory Party on 27 per cent.
While Reform UK has soared from 14 per cent to 21 per cent since July 4.
Former Ukip donor, Arron Banks shared the results on social media and said: “Leading a national poll is within reach for Reform”.
Inputting the data on Electoral Calculus paints a stark picture for Labour after Starmer won with a 170-strong majority, giving the Prime Minister the parliamentary manpower to push ahead with a number of controversial policies.
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Labour will be ‘sensitive’ in dealing with calls for slavery reparation
Labour will approach the issue of slavery reparations with care, according to the Science Secretary.
Peter Kyle acknowledged that demands from Caribbean nations for compensation, amounting to billions of pounds, present “complex diplomatic challenges” ahead of an upcoming Commonwealth summit.
At next week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, the 14 member states of the Caribbean Community are expected to raise the matter with Sir Keir Starmer.
Experts have suggested that Britain’s liability for its involvement in the slave trade could range from £206 billion to £19 trillion.
When asked about these demands, Kyle told LBC: “These are incredibly complex diplomatic challenges due to our historical legacy, and our focus is on moving forward.”
He added: “These delicate historical connections require us to handle the matter with great care. It’s not something I, as Science Secretary, should be discussing or negotiating in public.”
National Insurance update: Business leaders SLAM feared hike as ‘tax on jobs’
Business leaders are speaking out about the feared tax hike from Labour
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Business leaders are speaking about against the rumoured “tax on jobs” from Labour ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Autumn Budget on October 30.
Yesterday, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds gave the biggest hint yet that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is walking back on his promise to not tax “working people” when it comes to National Insurance.
While appearing on Sky News, Reynolds claimed his party’s electoral pledge was in reference to “taxes on working people”, suggesting the rate paid in National Insurance from employers could rise.
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Cabinet minister ‘absolutely ready to engage’ with Elon Musk as Government insists it has ‘good engagement’ with ‘some’ tech tycoons
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Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has said Elon Musk, who was criticised by Downing Street for his social media posts regarding the summer riots, was not invited to the international investment summit because “he doesn’t tend to do these sort of events”.
The Tesla CEO suggested a civil war was “inevitable” in Britain in the wake of widespread disorder following the Southport stabbing.
Asked whether the Government should have invited Musk, Kyle told Times Radio: “Let me just send my very best to him on the safe landing of the booster rocket yesterday, it was a stunning achievement and I did watch slack-jawed at the staggering achievement that that represented.
“Elon Musk has never come to any of the past investment summits that have been held under the previous government, he doesn’t tend to do these sort of events, but I stand absolutely ready to engage with him, to talk about any potential global investments he’s making – I’m not aware of any at this moment in time.”
Starmer to pledge to scrap regulation to woo investors at business summit
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Sir Keir Starmer will pledge to scrap regulation that “needlessly holds back investment” at a major business conference today.
The Government is expected to unveil investment deals worth billions in AI, life sciences and infrastructure at its first International Investment Summit.
A row over criticism of P&O Ferries that reportedly jeopardised a £1 billion investment by its Dubai-based owner DP World has been smoothed over, with the company saying it will attend the conference.
The Government is eager to show it is making progress on its mission to deliver economic growth after marking 100 days in office and ahead of the Chancellor’s first Budget on October 30.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has warned of “tough decisions” at the spending review as Labour says it needs to plug a £22 billion “black hole” in the public finances left by the Conservatives.
The Government says that international investment will help with its goals to create jobs, improve living standards, and make communities and families across the country better off.
