Labour’s UK business push fails to ease worries over policy void


Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (left) and Prime Minister Keir Starmer. — Bloomberg

LONDON: British businesses have one key concern about Prime Minister Keir Starmer: Almost three months into his tenure, there’s still a dearth of details about how his new Labour administration plans to get the UK economy firing.

Corporate leaders showed up in their droves to Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool this week, after the long-time opposition stormed to a landslide in the July 4 general election.

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