PM ready to ditch ‘old assumptions’ and is debating possible changes to fiscal rules to boost growthKeir Starmer is preparing to rethink key elements of the government’s economic policy in an emergency response...
Read MoreNo 10 has been criticised for ‘sucking up’ to Donald Trump, but believes its defensive strategy has been vindicatedWhen Jonathan Reynolds gathered with officials around the large television screen in his office to...
Read MoreClosure of Nippon Electric Glass plant would put further pressure on Rachel Reeves’s industrial strategyBusiness live – latest updatesA glass factory in Wigan that produces fibreglass for electric cars and wind...
Read MoreChancellor says autumn budget enabled £25bn of extra investment into NHS and shorter waiting lists Rachel Reeves has defended the £40bn in tax increases in autumn’s budget as businesses brace for their impact,...
Read MoreChancellor says £25bn extra investment into NHS has led to shorter waiting listsRachel Reeves has defended the £40bn in tax increases in autumn’s budget as businesses brace for their impact, saying NHS waiting...
Read MoreThis blog is now closed, you can follow Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement live in our US colleagues’ live blogThere will be two urgent questions in the Commons after PMQs. At around 12.30pm a Foreign Office...
Read MoreChancellor says UK will respond calmly to US tariffs as Keir Starmer attempts to play down fears of trade warThere will be two urgent questions in the Commons after PMQs. At around 12.30pm a Foreign Office minister will respond...
Read MorePM hopes to reach economic deal with US but growing numbers call for unified retaliation to US tariffsThere will be two urgent questions in the Commons after PMQs. At around 12.30pm a Foreign Office minister will respond to a...
Read MorePM hopes to reach economic deal with US but growing numbers call for unified retaliation to US tariffsComments on the blog will open at 10am.Good morning. Keir Starmer is taking his last PMQs before the Easter recess at noon,...
Read MorePM told to be as robust as Canada with the US president as the UK stages last-ditch talks to strike trade dealKeir Starmer should fight back strongly against Donald Trump if he imposes punitive tariffs on British exports, senior...
Read MoreFemale MPs say they are unnerved by how women seem to be taking brunt of anger over government decisionsAs Keir Starmer’s cabinet gathered last week, a female minister spoke directly to the prime minister to complain about...
Read MoreSome of firms providing meals and tickets also among those to secure most meetings in key departmentsAnalysis: Ministers must ask why they are offered freebiesMinisters, senior officials and special advisers were treated to...
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