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title: Hard Labour? The potential economic effects of a labour government
description: Kleinwort Hambros discuss the implications of a labour government for the performance of equity markets, and on general economic growth, and look at the historic performance of each political party.
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# Hard Labour? The potential economic effects of a labour government

3 June, 2018

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In the latest edition of **[UK Private Company Director](https://www.corbettkeeling.com/hubfs/Files/Blog/UKPCD/2018/UK%20Private%20Company%20Director%20Q1%202018.pdf?t=1528120624055)**, Mouhammed Choukeir of Kleinwort Hambros analyses the historical record of each political party to determine what a Labour government might mean for both economic growth and the performance of equity markets.

The full article can be found [**here**](https://www.corbettkeeling.com/hubfs/Files/Blog/UKPCD/Kleinwort%20Hambros%20report%20Q1%202018.pdf?t=1528120624055).

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