Labour and the Conservatives are focusing on key campaign promises ahead of the general election. Labour, led by Rachel Reeves, aims to bring growth back to Britain and has gained support from business leaders. The party pledges no further tax rises, no emergency budget, and a pro-business Treasury. Meanwhile, the Conservatives, led by Rishi Sunak, have announced a 'quadruple lock' promising a £2,000 annual boost for pensioners through a 'Super Triple Lock' and tax cuts. Sunak emphasizes security in retirement and contrasts Labour's past record on pensioner poverty. Reeves criticizes the Tory 'triple lock plus' as a 'gimmick' and emphasizes Labour's stability and growth plans over the Conservatives' tax policies.
Rachel Reeves so-called 'securonomics' — making economic strength the priority — has reassured the markets ahead of the UK election, but Labour will need more ambitious ideas to address the country’s challenges. https://t.co/rLwvfWZ8EG
On the General Election campaign trail with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Cornwall and Devon. https://t.co/kYVWnLzI4X
Watch live as Prime Minister @RishiSunak takes part in a staff Q&A in Devon as part of his campaigning in the south west of England https://t.co/MyHPOIt9y1
Rachel Reeves’s new mantra – ‘stability is change’ – is Orwellian and economically illiterate. It shows that Labour wants to stick to the failed status quo. It has already given up on growth, says Phil Mullan https://t.co/tgVDd0RyJ5
📸 Pictured: Rishi Sunak on the campaign trail in the south west of England today as he looks to shore up support in the “true blue” Tory heartlands https://t.co/OFbzR77l6x
What is Labour’s plan for growth? 👇 Rachel Reeves says she wants to have the most pro-growth treasury in UK history. Is she the new Liz Truss? Louise Haigh: We have a very distinct and different plan for growth than Liz Truss, which obviously didn't grow the economy. It…
Wednesday's front page: Triple lock plus to save retirees 28p a week on state pension #Tomorrowspaperstoday Latest by @callumcmason: https://t.co/cDIlLU8Dp6 https://t.co/wy48oQ6L5w
Who is @RachelReevesMP? She wants to be Britain's next chancellor and has promised the "most pro-growth Treasury in our country's history" if Labour win the election. @SamCoatesSky joins @SophyRidgeSky to discuss her plans for the country. 🎧https://t.co/IJafU5jPf9
Rachel Reeves has said that Labour is the "natural party of business". Political editor @CatNeilan explains why Reeves’ dogged pursuit of the business community is perhaps the neatest encapsulation of Labour’s long-term election strategy. https://t.co/pm0eH9KEPC https://t.co/DlwnHI41Zp
Exclusive: Labour moves to reassure the City it’s not planning a new tax raid on banks — Rachel Reeves isn’t looking at a windfall tax, increasing the bank surcharge or a financial transaction tax, sources say Story with @PhilAldrick @GriffithsKath_ >>> https://t.co/QmlozoI96f
'Is Rachel Reeves the new Liz Truss?' - @SophyRidgeSky 'We have a very distinct and different plan for growth than Liz Truss...we grow the economy from the bottom up and the middle out' - @LouHaigh #PoliticsHub https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and YouTube https://t.co/HkIsejSRMD
What does Rachel Reeves do with tax if Labour inherits a black hole? Film by @TomLarkinSky https://t.co/hq3aRDlGUi
🔴 Triple lock plus to save 750,000 pensioners from tax, says IFS https://t.co/VJfLR6ag7J
‘The party that’s trying to change things is the Tory party?’ ‘Stability is change!’ Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves disputes accusations that Labour is taking a ‘safety first’ approach. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604 🔒 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/9Q4tI5fXBK
"Keep your eye on VAT" Sky's Deputy Political Editor @SamCoatesSky responds to Rachel Reeves refusing to rule out tax rises. Read more: https://t.co/QBlkJTdRLO 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/wMj0gX61kj
"I'm not going to write a budget here." Shadow chancellor @RachelReevesMP is pressed by @SamCoatesSky on whether she would raise taxes if there was a black hole in public finances on entering government. https://t.co/YIcOPmZkC3 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/DZqRRrQt0q
"The Conservatives are desperately adding more baubles to a Christmas tree." Shadow chancellor @RachelReevesMP is asked by @SamCoatesSky about Tory plans for pensioners, and says their "sums just don't add up". https://t.co/Ga453TASfM 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 https://t.co/mzYNsNPAVG
'Try getting money out of Rachel in a Hurry.' Speaking on procurement, Keir Starmer hints that Rachel Reeves' will 'bare down' on a lack of value for money if Labour win the election. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604 https://t.co/mrsbwjFOQD
"Rishi Sunak has learned nothing from Liz Truss." Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells @heliaebrahimi Sunak is singing from Truss' "songbook" in making "unfunded commitments" - after his promise to raise the tax-free pension allowance. https://t.co/joFX1E79Zx
"We're not investing enough in Britain." Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says the Labour government would have the most "pro-growth treasury" this country has ever seen. https://t.co/eSiwC8YG7C 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/KXjNiD22yk
I passionately believe that those who’ve worked hard should have security in retirement. Thanks to our Triple Lock, pensions have risen by £900 this year & now we’ll cut taxes by £100. Under Labour pensions rose by just 75p one year and pensioner poverty was through the roof. https://t.co/Sy7xlS7Fd0
Labour 'natural party of business' - as Reeves defends big pay packets for 'people at the top' Read more🔗 https://t.co/fejEZmdN33
🔒Conservatives offer election pledge to raise pensioners’ tax-free personal allowance Find out more here 👇 https://t.co/4r6oYHJbFN
State pension 'triple lock plus' tax cut slammed amid older Britons 'struggles': 'Too little, too late!' https://t.co/TFfrcmbuoP #pensions #triplelock #statepension
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers a speech in Derby, setting out Labour's plans to grow the economy https://t.co/XgXzOBcyIG https://t.co/OkrcaVO4Tt
Rachel Reeves has insisted Labour is the 'natural party of British business', as Rishi Sunak set out the Tories' new pension tax pledge as they continue to battle it out on the election campaign trail https://t.co/imq5LwbImP
Rachel Reeves says a Labour government would prioritize economic stability, workers’ rights and business interests, as she sought to forge a dividing line with the Conservative Party’s “reckless” tax cuts https://t.co/ZDwMGVfusw
Are we looking at Britain’s first female Chancellor ? A cautious Rachel Reeves today refusing to commit to any tax cuts but apparently ruling out a summer budget if they win #GE24 #Labour https://t.co/lK9yyr96eD
Labour says it won't announce any more tax rises https://t.co/puQR9Xz85l
Reeves appears to rule out emergency budget if Labour wins general election – UK politics live https://t.co/pKuX01V571
Key points from Rachel Reeves this morning: - No more tax rises in the manifesto, beyond those already announced - No emergency budget - Corporation tax to be capped at current level - Labour to lead most 'pro-growth, pro-business' Treasury in history https://t.co/6nqC9KpXXR
'She ensured that she looks like somebody who is very different to the Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party from 2019 - that was the goal.' @SamCoatesSky reacts to a speech by shadow chancellor @RachelReevesMP. Politics live: https://t.co/xItZsH7tea 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and YouTube https://t.co/PS6VgEOTdL
Watch live: Rishi Sunak campaigns in West Midlands as Tories pledge pensions 'triple lock plus' https://t.co/5s26fju8VJ
"The answer for Labour is growth, and that is what they're pinning everything on." Sky's @TamCohen gives her analysis of a speech by shadow chancellor @RachelReevesMP ahead of the general election. Live: https://t.co/xItZsH7tea 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/YRXszuxff2
Labour have repeatedly emphasised hard choices - but can it really be the case that there are no additional tax measures planned at all? One to bookmark. https://t.co/qt5yRJ4iZ3
NEW - Rachel Reeves says there are NO further tax measures planned by Labour apart from what Labour has already set out to fund the pledges that have been made. She also rules out a summer Budget, saying she will only do one after OBR - and that takes 10 weeks
Shadow chancellor @RachelReevesMP pledges "stability, investment" and "reform" if Labour win the general election in July. Live: https://t.co/xItZsH7tea 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/FFOxQrq4cj
🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves said "Rishi Sunak is singing from the same songbook as Liz Truss" [@ITVNews]
Rachel Reeves denounces the new Conservative ‘triple lock plus’ for pensioners as a ‘gimmick’ She says she wants taxes to come down but cant announce that unless she knows where the money is coming from https://t.co/tBN7Z0UAMz
Rachel Reeves tells audience at Rolls Royce training centre in Derby that support from biz leaders “shows how far we’ve come” and that Labour has returned to the “centre ground”. Every commitment will be “fully costed, no ifs, no buts”. #election2024 https://t.co/cU8PhccR3K
'If Sunak doesn't believe his plan is working, why should you?' Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has made a pitch to be the next chancellor in her first major speech of the election campaign. Follow live: https://t.co/FFvb6PeO7j 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/VS3xLUvEQz
'This changed Labour Party is the natural party of British business.' Shadow chancellor @RachelReevesMP says voters must choose between "five more years of chaos" with the Tories or "stability with a changed Labour Party". Live: https://t.co/xItZsH7tea 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube https://t.co/Dqj8DAlcuY
Rachel Reeves says she doesn't think the private sector is a 'dirty word' or a 'necessary evil' 'Economic growth comes from the success of business. Indeed there is no other way 'There is no policy I can announce that cannot be improved through engagement with business. I want…
Rachel Reeves speech used to attack Tories - says Labour now 'natural party of business' - choice at election '5 more years of chaos with Cons, or stability with a changed Labour' - attacks Tories on high taxes, debt, mortgages, flat wages - pensioner tax cut 'desperate'
Rachel Reeves's economy speech sticks to Labour's central attack line - that the Tories should be judged over their record over the past 14 years 'Wages flat, public services on their knees, taxpayers being asked to pay more and more but getting less in return 'Five prime…
Rachel Reeves giving her first major speech of the election campaign - on the economy - in front of jet engines on one side and business leaders on the next Make of that what you will https://t.co/rdI3xx33SN
First major speech of the campaign for the shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves at the Rolls Royce factory in Derby… https://t.co/r2ZvKK9zTz
RACHEL REEVES: I will bring growth back to Britain. https://t.co/YoJme7xMcK
Tories’ ‘triple lock plus’ planned tax cut for pensioners a ‘desperate move’ says Labour – UK politics live https://t.co/Ac4zifhGt6
UK general election LIVE: Rishi Sunak hopes to score pensioners vote with new 'Triple Lock Plus' tax cut while Labour is backed by more than 100 business chiefs - everything you need to know from the campaign trail https://t.co/tyfLTRQ7ZQ https://t.co/AmvQIrlfVt
State pension 'will never be taxed under the Tories': Rishi Sunak moves to shore up support among older generation with 'Triple Lock Plus' vowing personal allowance will rise at same rate in £100-a-year boost - as Labour admits it WON'T match pledge https://t.co/Yo9nUxOfM3 https://t.co/lURCoSUcrS
'Does Rachel Reeves have a magic money tree in her back garden?' - @KayBurley Shadow business secretary @jreynoldsMP says "if we continue as we have done for the last 14 years, it's going to be cuts and misery and bad news". https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/7o8tY0lImL
On the buses. We’ll be speaking to Rachel Reeves after Labour wins support of 121 business leaders - saying the party has changed, and criticising economic and political “ instability”. Follows a “prawn cocktail offensive” by the shadow chancellor. https://t.co/stwSJAUoTn
Rishi Sunak will on Tuesday attempt to shore up the pensioner vote with a £2.4 billion tax break as Labour concentrates on woo-ing businesses on the latest general election campaign stops. This story is free to read 🔓 Tap below to follow live ⬇️ https://t.co/IVR7wFlc6I
🇬🇧 Gold Age Pensioners ▫Millions of OAPs promised £2,000 a year boost by Rishi Sunak if he wins election as he guarantees ‘Super Triple Lock’ ▫@ryansabey ▫https://t.co/8mWaJqIIaG 👈 #frontpagestoday #UK @TheSun 🇬🇧 https://t.co/OMgj1LegUJ
‘We believe that pensioners work hard all their lives, they should be allowed to retire in dignity and security.' Work and Pensions Secretary, Mel Stride, explains the latest policy from the Conservatives to protect state pensions from tax. https://t.co/pekD1suM8N
We brought business back to Labour. Next we will bring growth back to Britain. More here from @RachelReevesMP 👇 https://t.co/GJUiNvJxbq
Morning from the Tory campaign trail somewhere on the M1 🚎 💷 A tax cut for pensioners as Rishi Sunak beefs up the triple lock & applies it to income tax allowances for those receiving the state pension. 👷♂️ Here’s the rub - the allowance will stay frozen for those in work,… https://t.co/shNvmdbqvl
🗳️ Millions of OAPs promised Triple Lock Plus under Tory plans 🗳️ State pension to be protected by triple lock and age-related personal allowance also to increase 🗳️ Ensures pension doesn't go above the allowance in middle of Parliament Full story 👇 https://t.co/rYdbkLXvrZ https://t.co/VDF4XnSMvc
BREAKING Rishi Sunak announces 'quadruple lock' giving millions £2,000 a year boost https://t.co/fXNV8DVPYL
Morning from the Labour campaign bus, 120 business leaders back Labour to to be given the chance “to change the country and lead Britain into the future.” Rachel Reeves will be giving a speech as in the East Mids as the party celebrates endorsements. The Tories have promise…