It’s been a quiet start to the year for Labour leadership rumours. But Keir Starmer’s poll ratings are still in the doldrums and would-be successors are pondering their next moves. They’ve already got ideas for how they’d run the economy differently. Prudent businesses are preparing for various outcomes.
At Hanover, our experts have spent the past few months sifting the archives and working their contacts to figure out how would-be leaders might approach issues that matter to business. In the coming weeks, we’ll be presenting the findings of this analysis at a business briefing event. This’ll look at:
The potential for a challenge to Starmer to pull the Government onto more anti-business ground.
How internal rows over policies like the Employment Rights Act, and the legacy of Starmer’s 2020 leadership bid, will shape the next contest.
Which candidates have a sharper economic worldview than Starmer’s, and where this could lead to a big break in areas such as regulatory reform.
Where the would-be PMs line up ideologically – and where each of them will surprise.
Who’ll get the keys to No 11 – a decision that will matter as much if not more than any successor to Starmer.
Our experts will also present the results of risk assessments for how would-be successors might impact different sectors, as well as issues businesses large and small care about like employment rights, net zero and the UK-EU relationship.
You can register your interest for the briefing here. If you’d like to know more in the meantime, please contact Larry Smith, Senior Director in our Advocacy team at [email protected].
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