The general elections in the United Kingdom are fast approaching and the Labor Party received the support of 120 personalities from the business world on Tuesday May 28. A statement which seems to confirm the confidence of economic circles in the big favorite of the election.
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With our correspondent in London, Sidonie Gaucher
This is a pleasant surprise for Labor, which has garnered the support of 120 British personalities, investors and business leaders. Among the signatories, big names such as the JP Morgan bank, Heathrow airport and the car manufacturer Aston Martin.
Such support contrasts with the mistrust of employer circles from the time when Jeremy Corbyn, considered too left-wing, was at the head of the party. His successor Keir Starmer, well placed to become the next prime minister, has refocused the party on economic objectives.
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Next Monday, Labor will announce its strategy “ both in favor of businesses and employees. » But the conservative camp replied that “ French-style union laws will do a lot of damage to the economy and jobs “.
Labor, with a 20-point lead in the polls for almost a year, believes that it is, on the contrary, the Conservative government which has mismanaged the economy for 14 years, by providing no stability to businesses. and inflicting the country into historic inflation.