For the first time in 14 years a Labour Prime Minister sits in Number 10, in what is also a historic year for elections in general, with a combined population of more than four billion going to the polls.
Investment Insights Q3 2024: Special election edition
5 July 2024
Article last updated 2 August 2024.
For the first time in 14 years a Labour Prime Minister sits in Number 10, in what is also a historic year for elections in general, with a combined population of more than four billion going to the polls.
We’ve therefore devoted the majority of Investment Insights to the UK election, and also include an article on what is proving to be a very unpredictable US election, especially in contrast to Labour’s widely expected win.
You can read more inside about the fiscal challenges, and potential responses, of the new government; how the prospect of greater political stability could be good news for UK stocks and what the risks and opportunities might be from Labour's toned-down climate policy.
Liz Savage and Ed Smith
Co-chief investment officers
