Assessing Labour’s second year: credibility, competitiveness and growth

Two years after returning to power, the Labour government faces mounting pressure to deliver stronger growth, improve productivity and maintain fiscal credibility amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty and recent leadership tensions.

This in-person roundtable assesses the government’s economic record and the outlook for the remainder of the parliamentary term. It examines progress on growth and investment, industrial strategy, public finances and the UK’s competitiveness agenda, alongside the implications of political uncertainty for markets and business confidence.

Participants also consider whether the government can sustain policy credibility and advance its reform agenda amid rising spending pressures, weak productivity growth and a more challenging domestic and global backdrop.