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Starmer signals youth mobility scheme with EU would not cross red line

Keir Starmer has signalled that a youth mobility scheme would not cross Labour’s red line on freedom of movement with the EU.

The UK prime minister...

Sat, 17/05/2025 - 10:30

UK PM speaks to Trump, Zelensky, allies to ‘align’ response to Russia

The UK prime minister said he and European allies spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump on Friday to begin ‘closely aligning’ a...

Sat, 17/05/2025 - 10:28

UK, Pakistan foreign ministers meet in Islamabad after India conflict

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad on Friday, a week after the country’s most serious military confrontation with India...

Fri, 16/05/2025 - 09:08

EU and UK wrangle to last in push for defence pact reset

The EU and Britain look will haggle to the wire over fishing rights and food checks as they seek a deal on closer defence ties...

Fri, 16/05/2025 - 06:32

Cross-party calls for UK government to delay inheritance tax change

[Alliance News] - Ministers in the UK have been urged by a cross-party parliamentary group to delay reforms to farming inheritance tax until 2027 over...

Fri, 16/05/2025 - 06:29

UK to begin talks on return hubs for failed asylum seekers

The UK will begin talks with other countries on ‘return hubs’ for failed asylum seekers as the government seeks to crack down on small boats...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 11:29

Ireland goods trade surplus up; exports to US nearly quintuple on-year

Ireland’s goods trade surplus widened dramatically in March, boosted by exports to the US ahead of the tariff announcements at the start of April, data...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 11:22

UK business investment rebounds 5.9% in early 2025 - ONS

UK business investment jumped in the first three months of 2025, recovering strongly from a decline at the end of last year, provisional data from...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 10:12

UK industrial production weaker than expected with 0.7% fall in March

UK industrial production was weaker than expected in March, numbers on Thursday showed, while overall growth in the first quarter of 2025 marks the first...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 08:21

UK economy beats expectations with 0.7% rise in first quarter

The UK economy grew at a faster pace than anticipated in the first quarter of 2025, while the goods and services trade deficit narrowed further...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 07:22

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