Economic news and events

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.

The team has been sent to US

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.

The UK chancellor warned

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