Economic news and events

The UK private sector slipped into contraction in May, with activity in services declining, a survey showed on Thursday.

The

UK shoppers could save on the cost of biscuits and chocolate as part of a package of measures being set out by Rachel Reeves

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will seek to regain control of the political agenda on Thursday with a series of announcements

Keir Starmer has insisted he is not lifting sanctions on Russian oil ‘in any way whatsoever’.

The UK prime minister said the

An increase in fuel duty planned in the UK for September has been scrapped.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer told MPs the 5p per

UK house prices were static in March in a sign of the market slowing and buyers holding back in the face of uncertainty over

UK parliament will get powers to approve critical energy projects and limit judicial reviews that can hold them up under

A minister has said the UK government is not urging supermarkets to voluntarily cap the prices of essential groceries.

It

The UK government ‘must focus on how it will reduce the public policy costs which are pushing up food prices’, the British

UK consumer price inflation was cooler than expected last month, data on Wednesday showed, despite a ‘large increase in motor

The UK government has relaxed sanctions on Russian crude oil, allowing for the import of jet fuel and diesel refined in third

The UK Foreign secretary has warned that Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could result in tens of millions going

The number of people going financially insolvent across England and Wales jumped by 7% annually in April, according to

The UK jobless rate was slightly higher than expected in March, moving back to 5%, data on Tuesday showed, though average

Keir Starmer will assemble his new-look Cabinet for the first time on Tuesday after insisting again that he would not ‘walk

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted he would not set out a timetable to leave No 10 as Andy Burnham vowed to ‘change

Keir Starmer has insisted he will back Labour’s Makerfield by-election candidate ‘100%’ despite leadership hopeful Andy

Growth in the UK economy will be stronger this year than previously thought but the Iran war continues to dampen the outlook

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fight on without setting a timetable for his departure, one of his most loyal Cabinet

Two of the men hoping to oust Keir Starmer as UK prime minister have been caught up in a debate over whether Labour should

The prospect of a leadership challenge to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is looming closer after Andy Burnham was cleared to

Britain’s long-term government borrowing costs jumped to their highest level for 28 years as City traders braced for a

Wes Streeting backed Andy Burnham as Labour’s ‘best chance’ of winning the Makerfield by-election, as the former health

Ireland’s trade surplus decreased a bit in March despite an increase in exports, data published by the Central Statistics

The UK Labour Party would be ‘consumed’ by chaos if a leadership contest to replace Keir Starmer were triggered, one of his