Economic news and events

Some 120 projects in the UK trialling how artificial intelligence could help small businesses be more productive have been launched by the government in its...

Rachel Reeves is expected at Downing Street for a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday as she continues to face pressure amid market turmoil.

It comes after Keir...

EU leaders will gather in Belgium on February 3 for an exceptional defence ‘retreat’ involving Britain’s prime minister and Nato’s secretary general, two weeks after...

Pension schemes in the UK are in a ‘robust position’ to deal with market fluctuations, an industry body has said.

The pound fell to a fresh...

Rachel Reeves is under intense pressure after Keir Starmer refused to guarantee her long-term future in No 11 as the value of the pound fell...

Under-fire UK Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has been backed by one of Keir Starmer’s most senior allies after she referred herself to the prime minister’s...

The UK chancellor has ‘bruised’ business confidence by expecting companies to help fill the hole in public finances, the chair of the Confederation of British...

The rate gap between the average two and five-year fixed-rate mortgage in the UK has shrunk to its narrowest level in two years, according to...

The UK and Mauritius said they have made ‘good progress’ in talks to save the Chagos Islands deal.

Keir Starmer’s government is considering frontloading payments to...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves starts the week facing further pressure after a gloomy warning from some of Britain’s top executives.

A survey of UK chief financial...