The Labour Party has pledged to spend £58bn compensating so-called WASPI women up to £31,000 each.

Labour’s Election Manifesto, unveiled today, promises a maximum State Pension Age of 66 and opens the door to some workers in ‘arduous’ jobs retiring earlier.

The pound will receive a boost after Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party will not be pitted against Conservatives in 317 seats in next month’s election.

Kames Capital has published a number of strategies aimed at protecting portfolios from the possibility of a Jeremy Corbyn-led government.