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Labour won’t turn on spending taps if it wins UK election, Starmer says

4 Dec 2023

By Michael Holden and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -A Labour government would not “quickly turn on the spending taps” and would focus instead on boosting growth because British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives have wrecked the public finances, party leader Keir Starmer said on Monday. With Labour some 20 points ahead in opinion polls before …

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The Barclays regain UK’s Telegraph newspaper after Abu Dhabi helps repay debt

4 Dec 2023

By Paul Sandle and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – The Barclay family regained control of Britain’s influential Telegraph newspaper on Monday after Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI helped repay its 1.2 billion pound ($1.5 billion) debt to Lloyds Bank. However, a proposed transfer of the newspaper to RedBird IMI has been thrown into doubt after the …

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UK military faces $22 billion equipment shortfall, watchdog says

4 Dec 2023

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s armed forces face an equipment funding shortfall of 17 billion pounds ($21.6 billion) over the next 10 years, a public spending watchdog said on Monday, a concern for defence chiefs at a time of heightened geopolitical risks. The National Audit Office (NAO) put the estimate for the budget for new weapons …

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Soccer-UK government backs Carney review of women’s game

4 Dec 2023

(Reuters) -The UK government said on Monday it backed the recommendations in former England international Karen Carney’s review of domestic women’s soccer, with culture secretary Lucy Frazer calling it a “defining moment” for the women’s game. Among 10 recommendations laid out in the July review, Carney had called for the Women’s Super League (WSL) and …

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‘All of Us Strangers’ dominates British Independent Film Awards

4 Dec 2023

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) – Drama “All of Us Strangers” was the big winner at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) on Sunday, taking home seven awards, including best British independent film and best director. Actors and makers of some of this year’s most talked-about movies, including Jodie Comer and Celine Song, attended the …

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UK needs new plan to reverse hit to living standards, researchers say

4 Dec 2023

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain needs a new economic strategy to reverse 15 years of falling living standards and worsening inequality, a leading think tank and an academic research centre said on Monday. British productivity growth has been half that of other rich economies, costing workers an average of 10,700 pounds ($13,577) a year in lost …

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