Economic news and events

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer ‘will not walk away’ after Andy Burnham said he will challenge him for the Labour leadership

Popular British regional mayor Andy Burnham confirmed Thursday he would seek to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer if he

Ireland’s economy contracted markedly in the first quarter of 2026, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed

UK construction activity deteriorated sharply in May, with output falling at the fastest pace in six years as weakening

A boost in demand for electric vehicles drove the UK’s new car market to its strongest May sales performance since before the

UK service sector activity contracted in May for the first time in more than a year as weaker demand, rising inflation and

Eurozone private sector activity contracted at the fastest pace in 18 months in May as demand weakened and inflationary

Keir Starmer is set to face questions from MPs after thousands of newly released documents exposed cracks in his government

The UK economy is set for stronger growth than previously expected this year but saw its outlook cut for 2027 amid concerns

The UK chancellor is setting up a dedicated body to deal with the regeneration of Greater Cambridge as part of plans to

The UK government has launched a consultation on plans to end exploitative zero-hours contracts it says will help deliver

Yvette Cooper accused opponents of ‘cancel culture’ foreign policy as she defended the Labour government’s warming relations

The government has signed up to a legal target to cut the UK’s planet-heating emissions by 87% by 2040, Ed Miliband has

Andy Burnham will not call an early general election if he becomes UK prime minister.

The Greater Manchester Mayor is running

UK mortgage borrowing slowed in April, although approvals for house purchases rose, while business borrowing increased

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of his Cabinet on Tuesday after messages released in relation to Peter

The rules-based international order is in Britain and China’s ‘shared interest’, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said as

A UK bid to re-enter the EU is ‘an inevitability’, a Treasury minister has said.

Spencer Livermore was at the despatch box

Yvette Cooper has arrived in Beijing for in-depth talks on global security as the UK seeks to strengthen diplomatic relations

UK manufacturing activity expanded at its fastest pace in four years in May, although firms faced mounting cost pressures and

UK house price growth slowed sharply in May and prices fell on a monthly basis for the first time this year, as uncertainty

Keir Starmer has condemned a Russian drone strike that injured two people in Romania on Thursday night, calling it a ‘serious

The governor of the Bank of England has said that allowing inflation to remain above target levels for a period is

Irish consumer price inflation slowed a notch in May, preliminary data published by the Central Statistics Office showed

The number of UK house sales surged by 53% last month compared with the year before, new estimates show, but experts