General election 2024: Will Labour's plan for growth work?

General election 2024: Will Labour's plan for growth work?

Keir Starmer made generating economic growth the heart of his pitch to voters when he launched Labour’s manifesto today. Whether his plan to boost growth is sufficient is the critical question for UK economy watchers. Before turning to his plan for growth, it is worth acknowledging (again) the fiscal position. It has been said a million times, but it bears repeating. Labour has essentially signed up to the same spending package as the Conservati…