It’s the economy, stupid!

It’s been a week of Ins and Outs; Starmer’s hosted a summit to bring the money in, hereditary peers in the House of Lords look like they’re going to be turfed out , and the Foreign Secretary has been out and about meeting almost everyone there is to meet. Here’s your latest Weekend Wire:

Investment, Investment, Investment

On Monday, the red carpet was rolled out for the stars of the world’s blockbuster businesses at Labour’s first international investment summit. CEOs and business leaders from around the world gathered at London’s Guildhall to announce £63bn of secured capital and 38,000 jobs, but the upcoming budget has loomed large over the rest of the week, with some even asking if this all should have been done the other way round.