Economic news and events

Keir Starmer has welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky’s ‘steadfast commitment to securing peace’ as the Ukrainian leader said he was ‘ready to work under President Trump’s strong...

Keir Starmer spoke to Donald Trump about the need to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine just hours before the White House paused military aid...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to promise to cut red tape to make it easier for the government to buy military equipment.

She will tell a...

The potential cost of missing Ireland’s emissions targets could reach a staggering €27 billion, according to a new report.

The alarming figure comes under a worst-case...

The UK remains ‘absolutely committed’ to peace in Ukraine and is ‘engaging with key allies’, the government has said after Donald Trump halted US military...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has hailed the defence sector as offering ‘the next generation of good, secure, well-paid jobs’, after it was announced that...

The UK has downplayed French proposals for a one-month truce in Ukraine as a minister warned a temporary pause in the fighting could give Russia...

UK mortgage approvals decreased slightly at the start of the year, but came in higher than expected, numbers from the Bank of England showed on...

The UK manufacturing sector contracted for the fifth month in a row in February, and job losses intensified to the steepest level since mid-2020, survey...

Keir Starmer is expected to return to the Commons on Monday for the first time since his blitz of high-stakes diplomatic action across the Atlantic...