Economic news and events

Iran’s foreign minister has warned the UK it sees its choice to let the US use British bases as ‘participation in aggression’

UK public sector borrowing grew on-year last month to nearly a new record for February, numbers on Friday showed.

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Keir Starmer is sticking to his ‘red lines’ on links with the EU, Downing Street said after the mayor of London called for

China’s foreign minister told his British counterpart on Thursday that the two countries had a responsibility to maintain

The Bank of England on Thursday left its key interest unmoved, in a rare unanimous decision, and it warned surging energy

Ireland’s trade surplus decreased on-month in January as exports declined sharper than imports, data published by the Central

Shell PLC on Thursday said it was assessing the damage after a fire at one of its liquefied natural gas plants in Qatar.

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The UK unemployment rate was unchanged in the latest three-month period, while employment rose and wage growth slowed

The UK government has announced new targets to increase the use of domestically produced steel and impose higher tariffs on

The UK will buy further missiles for British forces in the Middle East as part of efforts to support Gulf states under attack

British military experts are working with the US on options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Rachel Reeves is courting Spanish investors in her first visit to the country as UK chancellor as she prioritises closer ties

The UK chancellor has told entrepreneurs looking to build new artificial intelligence products to ‘come to the UK’ after

President Donald Trump said UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has made a ‘big mistake’ in his response to US calls for support

The UK should follow more of the EU’s rules to boost trade and cut prices, Rachel Reeves has claimed.

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Keir Starmer told his ministers Britain is better placed to handle the impact of the Iran war thanks to the chancellor, as

Regional mayors could be given control of a share of income tax to invest in their areas under plans set out by Rachel Reeves

The number of companies in the UK collapsing into administration jumped by nearly a third last month, official figures have

Embracing artificial intelligence will not lead to job losses ‘overall’, a Treasury minister has said as Rachel Reeves

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves will attend a meeting of EU finance ministers in Dublin later this year, Ireland’s deputy premier

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky will visit the UK on Tuesday as Keir Starmer warned the oil price rises caused by the Middle

Expectations of future finances among UK consumers worsened in March as labour market optimism weakened amid the first signs

Keir Starmer said he is working with allies on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The UK prime minister has resisted

Irish premier Micheal Martin has said he is ‘reluctant’ to say when a decision will be made on whether the government

Targeted support could be offered to households struggling with soaring energy bills as a result of the Middle East crisis

The conflict in the Middle East has increased the importance of having good relations between the UK and Ireland, UK Prime

The UK on Friday announced plans to accelerate the development of nuclear power to meet its net zero and energy security

Rachel Reeves has asked the competition watchdog to ‘crack down’ on ‘rip-off’ fuel prices ahead of a meeting with energy

The UK economy stalled in January, missing expectations for modest growth, as weakness in production offset flat services

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will continue her visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday amid continued concern about Iranian

Keir Starmer said he is ‘pleased’ that Anglo-Irish relations had improved ahead of a meeting of UK and Irish ministers in

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to Northern Ireland has ‘raised expectations’ that he will act on the high cost of

Yvette Cooper arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday in a show of solidarity with Britain’s Gulf allies as Iran continued to

Ireland’s consumer price inflation rate was steady in February, while prices returned to monthly growth after declining at

A sustained spike in energy prices driven by the US-Israel war with Iran could mean UK inflation ends the year one percentage

Keir Starmer will face fresh questions about his decision to make Mandelson US ambassador after it emerged he was warned of a

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government will ‘step in’ if companies exploit rising heating oil prices amid the

Competition for rental homes in the UK has fallen to its lowest level for the month of February in six years, according to a

The UK Foreign secretary has emphasised ‘close co-ordination’ on Middle Eastern security in a call with her US counterpart as

Drivers in the UK may be able to claim back more in expenses for mileage, after Rachel Reeves said she was considering

Efforts to create an entirely smoke-free generation in the UK have received support from both Houses of Parliament.

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The longer the war in the Middle East continues, the more likely it is there will be economic damage in the UK, Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer will seek to reassure the public at home as the Middle East conflict continues into its tenth day.

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Britain is ready to help defend Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the kingdom’s de facto leader in a call on

Diesel prices in the UK have surged to a 16-month high since the start of the conflict in the Middle East, new figures

Royal Air Force jets could legally strike Iranian missile sites being used to attack British interests in the Middle East

Energy markets are ‘in turmoil’ in the face of the intensifying conflict in the Middle East, the head of Octopus Energy has

UK house prices grew at their ‘strongest’ annual rate in four months, while monthly growth slowed, Halifax reported on Friday

Four extra British Typhoon fighter jets are being deployed to Qatar amid the conflict in the Middle East, UK Prime Minister

Ed Miliband has said he is confident the country’s energy supply is robust despite the conflict in the Middle East disrupting