'Labour's failure paving way for Reform', Corbyn warns Starmer
Thursday, 27 March 2025 () Child poverty is set to increase under a Labour government for the first time in history and an "alternative path" is needed to stop the rise of Reform, Sir Keir Starmer has been warned.
Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have discussed the "productive negotiations" towards a UK-US "economic prosperity deal", Downing Street has said. Sky News
Sir Keir Starmer slammed the previous government's "empty promises" as he set out his plans for improvements to the North of England rail system. "The last government made so many promises, none of which they followed through on. I'm only making promises where we're putting the money on the table right now," Mr Starmer said.
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The Prime Minister has vowed to upgrade struggling rail services between Manchester and Yorkshire as he announced £415 million in transport funding. It comes after delays to the electrification of the TransPennine route upgrade between Manchester and York following the dropping of the Phase 2 HS2 extension. Sir Keir Starmer said he hopes to complete the project by 2030. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour MPs have expressed concern about potential plans to cut or scrap a tax paid by tech giants to stave off the threat of Donald Trump's tariffs. Sky News
The chancellor says Labour reforms will lead to house building reaching a 40-year high, according to the OBR. Rachel Reeves adds that changes to the national planning framework alone will help build more than 1.3m homes over the next five years, "taking us within touching distance of our manifesto pledge to build 1.5m homes in England in this Parliament". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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