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Lucy White

London

UK Economics Reporter at Bloomberg News

UK politics/economics correspondent @business covering trade and migration. Formerly Chief City Reporter @DailyMailUK

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  • 1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Lucy White

    Reform UK leader Nigel Farage on May 27. (Bloomberg) -- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage vowed to scrap a limit on child benefits, vying for traditional Labour voters and putting pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to reverse his own stance on the controversial policy. Farage — the Donald Trump-supporting Euro-skeptic whose party is leading British opinion polls — came out in favor of removing the two-child cap on public benefits during a news conference on Tuesday.

  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Lucy White

    (Bloomberg) -- Net migration to the UK tumbled nearly 50% to 431,000 last year, a record drop and a welcome development for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he tries to win back voters attracted by Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform party.

  • 2 weeks ago | financialpost.com | Lucy White

    Article content(Bloomberg) — Britain’s Labour government will change one of its most unpopular policies — the cutting of a subsidy for pensioners’ energy bills — after many voters abandoned the party in a local elections earlier this month. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.

  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Lucy White |Philip Aldrick |Ailbhe Rea

    Keir Starmer(Bloomberg) -- Britain’s Labour government will make its sharpest U-turn since returning to power by limiting cuts to pensioners’ subsidies, as it puts the electoral threat posed by Nigel Farage ahead of lingering concern about the public finances.

  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Alex Wickham |Alberto Nardelli |Jorge Valero |Lucy White

    European Council President Antonio Costa, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left to right, visit the HMS Sutherland on Monday in London. (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Keir Starmer heralded a “landmark deal” between the UK and the European Union on Monday that he billed as a reset moment for relations under his government. Still, with many details unresolved, Brexit never quite seems to be over.

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Lucy White
Lucy White @LucyGJWhite
25 Apr 25

RT @alexwickham: Top Bloomberg team made the running on the UK-EU reset Apr 8: Revealed they were closing on a defence deal, a solution on…

Lucy White
Lucy White @LucyGJWhite
17 Apr 25

UK farmers' attitudes towards Labour have tanked in recent months, to say the least. Now we hear some are planning to challenge through judicial review the government's decision to suddenly shutter the SFI subsidy scheme. Story here @business https://t.co/Yc6N9tbZ0H

Lucy White
Lucy White @LucyGJWhite
14 Apr 25

RT @EllenAMilligan: Scoop: The UK has signaled to the EU that it's open to accept the dynamic alignment of rules on agrifood products + sup…