Labour's treatment of Diane Abbott and Faiza Shaheen has dented party morale - shadow ministers, aides + activists (none on the Corbyn left) tell me, Ailbhe Rea + Alex Wickham. Some will no longer campaign this election, one plans to quit the party.

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Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, who plans to purchase the company that owns UK’s Royal Mail, says the British postal service needs new investment to be competitive.

He discusses the problems Royal Mail faces with Bloomberg’s Irene Garcia Perez trib.al/1LupspC

Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, who plans to purchase the company that owns UK’s Royal Mail, says the British postal service needs new investment to be competitive.

He discusses the problems Royal Mail faces with Bloomberg’s Irene Garcia Perez trib.al/JmEAjR6

Keir Starmer’s purge of the left wing of his Labour Party risks undermining his control of the UK election campaign trib.al/vPUDnWq

The watches-as-jewelry trend is in full effect! Gem-set and high design timepieces are finally finding their time to shine trib.al/pZNGrho

Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, who plans to purchase the company that owns UK’s Royal Mail, says the British postal service needs new investment to be competitive trib.al/jx82K7v

Anglo CEO Duncan Wanblad must now make good on a dramatic turnaround plan after turning down a $49 billion takeover proposal trib.al/Nri15O8

European Stocks Bounce Off Three-Week Low as Bond Yields Retreat trib.al/DjUgeBe

Outgoing Conservative Member of Parliament Mark Logan announced his backing for the Labour opposition in the general election on July 4 trib.al/IPqvpC3

Joining us in Seattle and curious about climate science? Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Climate Portal hosts a #BBGGreenFestival interactive session - series Founder Laur Hesse Fisher and Managing Editor Aaron Krol answer frequently-asked questions. For ticketing information 🎟️
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UK Labour still has not decided about letting Diane Abbott stand. Plus, with more spending pledges, the Tories are trying to make it harder for them Labour to campaign on restraint. Get The Readout with Allegra Stratton and Ailbhe Rea trib.al/g9VDkid

NEW: Trump-style Tory attacks on “Sleepy Keir” Starmer backfired, More in Common poll says

— only 17% of voters think he’s too old to be PM
— that falls to 5% among swing voters
— only 26% of Tories say his age is an issue
— and core vote may be offended

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The UK's deputy opposition leader Angela Rayner says veteran lawmaker Diane Abbott should be allowed to stand again in the July 4 general election trib.al/nUygAeg

Which markets still offer prime opportunities for growth and stability amid unpredictable market conditions? Oaktree Capital’s Robert O’Leary joins us at #BloombergInvest 6/25. bloom.bg/44YUEeu

Buildings emit nearly 40% of the world's carbon.

Turning them into gravity batteries could help clean up their act trib.al/U7f2Bxh

UBS revamps its executive team while Switzerland mulls its banking sector post-Credit Suisse. trib.al/R5wRvVl

Buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna swings into quarterly profit after slashing costs trib.al/b9SEDrC

Both the Conservative and Labour parties are keen to suggest that a vote for them is a vote for lower interest rates and economic stability. But the reality is that whichever government we get this summer, rate cuts will be a while coming. trib.al/KRJUUJO

Efforts by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives to follow Donald Trump’s playbook by attacking Labour leader Keir Starmer over his age have fallen flat, an opinion poll finds trib.al/eOPRocS