Hugo Gye

England

Political Editor at The i Paper

Political editor, @theipaper. Þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg. Get in touch: [email protected]

Articles

Starmer ready to retreat on benefit cuts to win over Labour rebels

3 days ago | msn.com | Chloe Chaplain |Arj Singh |Hugo Gye |Will Hazell

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The Labour left has scored its biggest victory yet over Keir Starmer

3 days ago | inews.co.uk | Hugo Gye

The rise of Sir Keir Starmer was grounded in repeated victories over the Labour left. Having run for the leadership as a sort of Jeremy Corbyn-lite, he has since repudiated the socialist policies he once endorsed, pushed centrist allies into key leadership roles across the party, and thrown prominent leftists out of Labour altogether – including, of course, Corbyn himself. Every time, the left has howled with fury and accused Starmer of shutting down democracy.
New warning to Labour despite ‘good’ economy plan

3 days ago | msn.com | Hugo Gye

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New warning to Labour despite ‘good’ economy plan

4 days ago | msn.com | Hugo Gye

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'Labour has a good plan to fix economic gloom

4 days ago | inews.co.uk | Hugo Gye

Voters are not convinced by Labour’s plans to turn around the country by boosting economic growth, Britain’s best-known elections guru has warned. Sir John Curtice told The i Paper that new research he has helped lead points to deep scepticism from the public about ideas such as relaxing planning rules and cutting disability benefits.
Heat pump grants of up to £7,500 to be extended until 2030

4 days ago | inews.co.uk | Hugo Gye

Grants of up to £7,500 to get a heat pump are to be extended until 2030 after Ed Miliband secured £13.2bn of funding from the Treasury. The subsidy for people wishing to switch from a gas boiler is also expected to cover a greater variety of heat pumps, giving consumers more choice of green heating options.
Why the ghost of Truss haunts Reeves and what it means for your mortgage and taxes

4 days ago | inews.co.uk | Hugo Gye

It was Liz Truss’s “mini Budget” and the economic meltdown it sparked that helped propel Labour to power by crashing the Conservatives’ economic reputation. But that same event in 2022 has also bound the hands of Starmer’s Government ever since it took over a year ago.
Miliband says net zero will make you richer as he announces £150 cut to bills

1 week ago | msn.com | Hugo Gye

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Miliband says net zero will make you richer as he announces £150 cut to bills

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Hugo Gye

Ed Miliband has hit back at critics of the net-zero agenda, insisting that ramping up green energy will save money as he announced a plan to subsidise the bills of more than one in five UK households. An expansion of the warm home discount will mean that anyone claiming means-tested benefits will automatically get a £150 discount on their energy bills over the winter.
The EU is secretly laughing at Keir Starmer

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Hugo Gye

So many politicians have promised to end the decades-long national debate on Britain’s place in Europe – and failed. David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak: all of them spent a large portion of their time in office dealing with questions over the EU, and none of them settled those questions for the long term. So Sir Keir Starmer has accepted the inevitable. He knows his “Brexit reset” is not just one event, but an ongoing process that will stretch on for as long as he is in No 10.