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'Labour is the party of business,' UK's Starmer tells corporate bigwigs
'Labour is the party of business,' UK's Starmer tells corporate bigwigs
Economy
by  AFP

UK opposition leader Keir Starmer promised Britain's corporate community Thursday that his Labour party would better marshal the economy than the ruling Conservatives if elected. Sunak claims he has put Britain's economy back on track, including by halving inflation, and that Labour would take the UK "back to square one". pdh/phz/rox

Hundreds of farmers protest at Greek agriculture fair
Hundreds of farmers protest at Greek agriculture fair
Economy
by  AFP

Hundreds of Greek farmers on Thursday converged on the country's second city Thessaloniki to demand aid increases, as similar protests gather pace across Europe. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday offered to speed up financial aid to farmers in a bid to stave off the protests.