Alex Morales

Nigel Farage 's Reform UK party rose to a fresh record in Bloomberg's UK poll of polls, as their support level closed in on that of the governing Conservatives, while the main opposition Labour Party remained on course for victory in next week's general election.

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer 's cautious electoral strategy seems to be paying off, with the opposition still leading Prime Minster Rishi Sunak 's governing Conservatives by more than 20 points just three days away from polling day, according to Bloomberg's UK poll of polls.

(Bloomberg) -- Labour slipped to its worst rating of the UK's general election campaign, with its lead over Rishi Sunak's governing Conservatives also hitting a low for the period in Bloomberg's poll of polls — but leader Keir Starmer nevertheless remains on course to win the keys to 10 Downing Street in Thursday's vote.

Labour’s lead slipped to 20 points in Bloomberg’s poll of polls a day before Britons head to the voting booths to cast their ballots in the UK general election.

(Bloomberg) -- The UK votes Thursday to decide whether Labour Party leader Keir Starmer can end 14 years of opposition and win the keys to 10 Downing Street, or whether — somehow — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak can buck the polls and claim what would be an extraordinary turnaround victory.

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The UK will likely need as much as £57 billion ($73 billion) in additional investment by 2030 to develop key industries that the incoming Labour government believes will help the country support green job growth and rely less on carbon.

The UK will likely need as much as £57 billion ($73 billion) in additional investment by 2030 to develop key industries that the incoming Labour government believes will help the country support green job growth and rely less on carbon.

King Charles III on Tuesday delivered a King’s speech outlining the legislative agenda planned for the new Parliamentary session by the UK’s first Labour government in 14 years. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is proposing 40 bills, draft bills and repeals — almost double the agenda detailed in the last King’s Speech by the outgoing Conservative government. Below is a summary of the plans:

Just over two weeks into the job, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is facing growing demands to loosen the Treasury's purse strings to raise pay for public sector workers and eliminate an unpopular Conservative cap on child benefits.