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Tuesday briefing: Why Labour is following the Conservatives’ lead, from Thatcher to Hunt

In today’s newsletter: Keir Starmer has praised the former prime minister, while Rachel Reeves promises to follow the chancellor’s public spending plans. What does that tell us about what the next government will look like?

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer: Labour ‘won’t turn on spending taps’ if it wins election

Labour leader to warn that Britain is in worst economic state for over 50 years and spending will need to be constrained

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves: Alistair Darling warned me not to fall into ‘Tory traps’

Shadow chancellor reveals Darling helped shape Labour party’s current policies before his death this week

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A Labour government would consider new powers to prevent ‘banking deserts’

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said her party wants to ensure ‘every community has access to high street banking services’.

The Independent UK

Where do we find the £100bn needed to fix Britain? Margaret Hodge has the answer

In the Commons, she ripped into the Tories’ economic mismanagement – and pointed a way forward for Labour, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Culture is not trivial, it’s about who we are. That’s why Labour needs a plan to save the arts

Music, theatre and art have been crushed by years of Tory cuts. They need to be nurtured again with purpose and with pride, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK

After years of Tory failure, getting Britain growing again will be Labour’s greatest test

A Starmer government will inherit a nation with miserable productivity, emasculated public services, big debts, high tax levels and acute inequalities

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Labour deny reports Keir Starmer pushing to water down £28 billion green plans

Labour have denied reports that Keir Starmer could U-turn on the party’s pledge to spend £28 billion a year on green initiatives.

The National (Scotland)

Labour denies Starmer pushing to water down £28bn green plans

Labour said all policies would be subject to its fiscal rules but the position on the green prosperity plan remained ‘unchanged’.

The Independent UK

Labour ‘unlikely’ to ever meet £28bn a year green pledge

Plan has already been watered down once

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the UK general election date: spring forward

Editorial: The political parties are already in battle mode and the choice is clear. Britain should go to the polls in early 2024

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt denies opting for pre-election ‘crowd-pleasing taxes’

Chancellor defends decision to cut national insurance by 2p, while Labour says rise in energy bills will absorb tax cuts

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt denies lying about ‘record tax cuts’ claim

Chancellor speaks out after BBC interviewer tells him Tory advert is ‘fundamentally dishonest’

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt: Here's my economic dividing line for the General Election

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says: 'That election, and the change that we need to see in Britain, can’t come soon enough'

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The Guardian - UK

Ever get the feeling you’re being bribed? This is how the Tories will fight the next election

The chancellor’s autumn statement was a mishmash of giveaways, but you can spin Britain’s grim economic reality only so far, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt hails biggest tax cuts since Thatcher but plans condemned as ‘not good for growth’

Chancellor ‘opens the door to May election’ with national insurance giveaway and hint of income tax cut in spring

The Guardian - UK

Conservative MPs urge Jeremy Hunt to go further on tax cuts

Right wing of party says income and inheritance taxes must be reduced, but Labour says growth has ‘hit a dead end’

The Guardian - UK

Chancellor’s tax cut opens door to early election – and sets a trap for Labour

With Jeremy Hunt spending most of his headroom, the next government will be in the tricky position of having to raise taxes or squeeze the public sector

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Evening Standard

Cynical Tories taking working people for fools, says Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves

Labour accused the Government of attempting to take working people “for fools” with a “cynical” Autumn Statement.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves uses Independent’s Saatchi & Saatchi story to attack Tories: ‘The ravens are leaving the tower’

The shadow chancellor highlighted The Independent’s revelation that Saatchi & Saatchi was no longer backing the party, suggesting the Conservatives’ time in office is coming to a close

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt makes 'cut and paste' jibe at Rachel Reeves sparking howls of laughter from Tory MPs

The shadow chancellor has admitted she 'should've done better' following allegations she plagiarised parts of her new book

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt slashes National Insurance in go-for-growth Autumn Statement but tax burden still rising

Millions set to pay higher rate of income tax in future as wages rise but thresholds remain frozen

The Guardian - UK

Government may sell its NatWest stake to UK public; Grangemouth oil refinery to shut – as it happened

‘It’s time to get Sid investing again,’ Hunt says; Scotland’s sole oil refinery at Grangemouth is due to cease operations in 2025

The Guardian - UK

Hunt’s budget may be economic fantasy, but he’s set a political trap for Labour

Rishi Sunak’s small-state ideology misjudges the needs of the economy and the mood of the country, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

What will Jeremy Hunt unveil in the Autumn Statement?

Jeremy Hunt is set to deliver the Autumn Statement on Wednesday

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