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Sir Keir Starmer is pursuing a ‘reset’ of relations with the bloc but concerns persist about a lack of urgency

AN audience member has been praised on social media as he took aim at the Labour and Tory guests on Thursday night’s Question Time...

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as non-farm payrolls numbers deliver economic surprise days before presidential election

Letters: Politicians including Jeremy Corbyn and MPs from the Green party and Plaid Cymru respond to the chancellor’s plans. Plus a letter from Peter Riddle

Brief letters: Brexit’s cost | University funding | ‘Return of tax and spend’ headline | Bankers’ bonuses | Cross Clarkson | Penny off a pint

Perhaps the most important long-term change announced in the first Labour budget are the new rules the government has set itself to fund the expansion of public services and increase public investment. These fiscal rules, which set out how much the government can borrow and spend, are seen as critical…

Leading figure in Nelson Mandela’s ANC government who helped transform South Africa’s economy

Workers have been struggling to keep up with rising costs. Trump and Harris are hyper-focused on winning them over

A study by the American Immigration Council (AIC) detailed that Florida could face billions in losses and labor shortages if Trump's mass deportation plan proceeds.

Plane passengers will pay £2 more tax on the cheapest short-haul seats from April 2026

As a steelworker, I know how hard people are struggling – and I fear that next week they may fall for Trump’s simple answers, says local mayor JoJo Burgess