Chancellor Rachel Reeves may raise mileage rates for drivers using cars for work The Chancellor said she understood driving costs had risen “significantly” in recent years Evening Standard · Mar 10
Second Royal Navy ship readied to respond to Iran crisis after HMS Dragon criticism RFA Lyme Bay could be deployed to the eastern Mediterranean if the conflict continues The Independent UK · Mar 10
Second British ship being prepared to respond to Middle East crisis RFA Lyme Bay could be sent to the eastern Mediterranean if the crisis continues. Evening Standard · Mar 10
Scrapping North Sea windfall tax would not reduce UK energy bills, say experts Rachel Reeves said to be considering levy cuts for oil and gas firms, but economists say this would just fatten profits The Guardian - UK · Mar 10
Lammy defends jury reforms against claims they will worsen racial bias in legal system – as it happened Justice secretary says changes designed to reduce courts backlog will benefit remand rates The Guardian - UK · Mar 10
Donald Trump's Iran war is making Britain poorer, warns Nigel Farage's Reform UK amid oil cost turmoil Petrol prices, mortgage rates and oil home heating costs are rising as the UK economy is rocked by the fall-out from the Middle East conflict Evening Standard · Mar 10
US launches 'most intense day of strikes' on Iran yet as Tehran attacks countries across Gulf Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the US ‘will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated’ Evening Standard · Mar 10
Oil prices latest: UK inflation forecast to spike amid fears Iran war could trigger new cost of living crisis Price of oil has surged since US and Israel launched airstrikes towards Iran 10 days ago The Independent UK · Mar 10
Martin Lewis: ‘Ticking timebomb’ on energy bills which could spike 30% as Trump war risks higher inflation Oil costs have jumped since the US and Israel began airstrikes on Iran, pushing up inflation, petrol prices and mortgage rates Evening Standard · Mar 10
UK inflation ‘to be pushed higher’ by energy prices amid Iran conflict The British Chambers of Commerce said the geopolitical situation could ‘change the economic outlook considerably’. Evening Standard · Mar 9
Voices: The price of Donald Trump’s war is soaring – and Britain is already paying it THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As the world tips towards financial oblivion, its leaders must find a way to make the US president listen to the markets if he will not listen to them The Independent UK · Mar 9
RAF fighter jets shoot down drones targeting UK allies in Middle East Defence secretary John Healey urged for de-escalation in Lebanon and ‘a return to a negotiated process’ The Independent UK · Mar 9
So Badenoch, Farage and Blair think the Iran war is a great idea? Hmm … Kemi may be all in favour, but at least economic realpolitik is forcing her to take a slightly different tack The Guardian - UK · Mar 9
UK government’s new definition of anti-Muslim hate under social cohesion strategy Communities Secretary Steve Reed said the government has a duty to act against record levels of hate crime against Muslims The Independent UK · Mar 9
Evening Standard · Mar 9 Trump says Iran war will be ‘pretty quickly’ over as world rocked by oil shock Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes on Tehran which lashed out with missile and drone attacks across the region
Evening Standard · Mar 9 Iran ‘activating sleeper cells’, US officials warn as security across London stepped up Metropolitan Police given more time to question four men arrested in Harrow, Watford and Barnet on suspicion of spying for Tehran regime
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9 UK inflation likely to rise because of Middle East war, says Rachel Reeves Chancellor says she is ready to help households with rising costs but stops short of setting out specific steps
The Independent UK · Mar 9 Rachel Reeves issues warning over fuel prices and inflation as Iran war continues Rachel Reeves has issued a stark warning regarding inflation amid fears that the escalating conflict in the Middle East could trigger another cost-of-living crisis in the UK, with fuel prices expected to surge.
The Independent UK · Mar 9 Can Trump bring back a military draft for the Iran war? Here’s how it works Conscripting Americans into war remains deeply unpopular and is unlikely to have majority support in Congress
Evening Standard · Mar 9 Rachel Reeves warns of ‘upward inflationary pressure’ caused by Iran war The Chancellor said she was ready to support a ‘co-ordinated release’ of international oil reserves.
Evening Standard · Mar 9 Ministers eye new energy support as Iran war sends prices soaring Derek Lickorish, chairman of electricity and gas firm Utilita, has warned ‘we just don't know’ how high gas prices will go
The Independent UK · Mar 9 FTSE 100 tumbles as Rachel Reeves to hold emergency meeting over oil prices IN FULL
Evening Standard · Mar 8 'You're right to worry about your bills and jobs,' Starmer tells UK as oil tops $110 a barrel in Trump war The US and Israeli attacks on Tehran have already sparked rises in the cost of oil, higher mortgage rates and hit stock markets
The Independent UK · Mar 7 It’s time to honour the extraordinary women of the UK THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Independent marks International Women’s Day by publishing its annual list of the 50 most influential women in Britain – a celebration intended to inspire renewed progress towards equality
Evening Standard · Mar 6 Homeowners face higher mortgage rates as Donald Trump's Iran war hits FTSE 100 Nationwide, HSBC and Coventry Building Society are among lenders raising mortgage rates as the Iran conflict rages on