Labour’s manifesto: where will the money come from?
Political Fix
Financial Times
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🗓️ 14 June 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Keir Starmer has unveiled Labour’s manifesto - declaring that his is the “party of wealth creation”. But while the plans combine sweeping aspirations for growth with modest tax and spending measures, there are a host of questions about how exactly a future Labour government would fix the public finances. The FT’s political editor George Parker is joined by colleagues Miranda Green and Rafe Uddin to scrutinise Labour’s pledges. Plus, FT consumer editor Claer Barrett gives her analysis of the levers Labour could pull if they need to raise more money - and who would be affected.
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| 0:39.5 | Manifesto. Welcome to political fix from the F.T. with me George Parker. Coming up, |
| 0:46.8 | Sakea Starmer promises voters a decade of national renewal. So, um, |
| 0:52.1 | what's the price tag on that? I'm afraid Lucy Fisher can't be with us today. |
| 0:56.3 | She's currently on the 19th hole of a golf course in Pulia, no doubt eating tortelloni with |
| 1:02.3 | Georgia Maloney at the G7 summit. |
| 1:05.0 | But I'm joined by a stellar cast to discuss the latest on the Labour Manifesto |
| 1:10.0 | and the state of the election campaign three weeks in. |
| 1:13.4 | Welcome to the F.T's Miranda Green. |
| 1:15.6 | Hello George. |
| 1:16.6 | And hot footing it from Manchester, |
| 1:18.6 | where the Labour Manifesto launched took place |
| 1:20.8 | is F.T. politics reporter Rayfuthin. |
| 1:23.2 | Hi George. |
| 1:24.1 | Plus we're joined on a special occasion by the FT's consumer editor and host at the |
| 1:29.4 | FT's Money Clinic podcast Claire Barrett. |
| 1:32.0 | Well thanks for having me. |
| 1:34.0 | Now, before we start, Rayve, tell us what it's been like on the Labor Battle Bus. What's the food like and what is the mood like? |
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