Economic news and events

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed Antonia Romeo as Cabinet Secretary and head of the Civil Service, praising her

Donald Trump has urged Keir Starmer not to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a day after the US said it approved of

The average UK house price increased by 2.4% annually in December last year, slowing from 2.8% growth in the year to November

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reiterated his backing for the US-led peace plan for Gaza in a phone call with Donald

UK consumer and producer output price inflation slowed on an annual basis, the Office for National Statistics reported on

Ireland’s trade surplus grew sharply in December as imports fell harder than exports, data published by the Central

UK unemployment came in higher than expected for the latest quarter, the Office for National Statistics reported on Tuesday.

The government has abandoned plans to postpone elections across 30 councils this May after receiving advice from lawyers

Britain must ‘go faster’ on defence spending, Keir Starmer has said ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale

Keir Starmer has denied knowledge of an investigation allegedly paid for by a prominent think tank into journalists reporting

UK consumer sentiment on future finances worsened slightly in February, data published by S&P Global showed Monday.

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A group of British warships will patrol the Arctic, Keir Starmer has said, following Donald Trump’s threats to annex

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met the Ukrainian president and European leaders at a major defence summit.

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Britain will spend £400 million developing long-range missiles this year as part of ‘a new deal for European security’, the

Shopper footfall rallied in January compared with the disappointing Christmas but remained down on a year earlier, figures

Industrial production in Ireland declined in the final quarter of 2025, data published by the Central Statistics Office

Keir Starmer is facing renewed questions about his judgment in a row over the appointment of his former spin doctor to the

The UK economy eked out modest growth at the end of 2025, with gross domestic product rising slightly in December and the

Keir Starmer will face Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday after fighting back against pressure to quit.

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Buy now, pay later customers in the UK will have clearer information and must undergo proportionate affordability checks

Keir Starmer has said the ‘whole’ of Labour wants Anas Sarwar to become First Minister – a day after the party’s Scottish

The Labour First Minister of Wales says she supports Keir Starmer amid speculation about his future as UK prime minister.

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Ireland’s government is to give the green light to drafting laws that would abolish a divisive passenger cap at Dublin

A record amount of solar power in the UK is among more than 200 new renewables projects which have been awarded contracts to

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will attempt to move on from speculation about his future in No 10 after surviving renewed

UK premier Keir Starmer insisted he would not ‘walk away’ on Monday after a prominent ally demanded the prime minister quit

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer should quit, the leader of Scottish Labour has said in a blow to the prime minister’s fragile

Keir Starmer should quit, the leader of Scottish Labour will demand in a blow to the UK prime minister’s fragile authority.

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Another key ally of Keir Starmer has quit as the UK prime minister fights for his political survival amid the fallout of the

Another key ally of Keir Starmer has quit as the UK prime minister fights for his political survival amid the fallout of the

Keir Starmer will face mutinous Labour MPs as he fights for his political survival after the resignation of his top aide over

Pressure continues to mount on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to sack his most senior adviser amid the fallout from the Peter

UK house prices rose more sharply than expected in January, while annual growth picked up, numbers from Halifax showed on

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey suggested he needed to ‘see more’ to have the conviction to cut on Thursday, but

The Bank of England on Thursday left interest rates unchanged, in another tight vote, but hinted at further cuts ahead as

Ireland’s unemployment rate held steady in January, remaining unchanged from the previous month but edging higher on an

Keir Starmer has apologised to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, saying he is ‘sorry for having believed Mandelson’s lies and

The political futures of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his chief of staff are secure, a Cabinet minister has insisted

The slowdown in UK construction activity decelerated in January, survey results from S&P Global showed on Thursday.

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The annual growth in new UK car registrations decelerated in January amid a notable increase in the popularity of plug-in

The UK’s service sector activity growth was slower than expected in January as workforce levels seemed to have declined

Downing Street has rejected the prospect of rejoining an EU customs union after an official from the bloc said Brussels would

UK grocery sales rose in January while inflation eased, according to new data from Wordpanel by Numerator on Tuesday, as own

Job cutting in the UK’s manufacturing sector fell to its weakest since job losses started 15 months ago as growth in activity

Britain’s economic growth will slow sharply in 2026 as tax hikes and spending cuts are expected to continue having an impact

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has indicated he wants to work more closely with Europe on defence, as trade talks between the

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has suggested former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has a ‘future role to play’ in

UK house price growth rose more than expected in January, according to a report published on Monday.

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Momentum for an Irish unity referendum ‘doesn’t exist’ in Northern Ireland, Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has

Britain needs to be better at talking itself up, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said as he returned from leading a trade