Economic news and events

The words ‘levelling up’ have been ‘firmly’ erased out of the government department responsible for housing and communities, the UK Labour Party has said.

The Department...

The UK parliament returns on Tuesday with Labour ministers on the government frontbench for the first time in more than a decade.

A new cohort of...

The UK prime minister and his deputy have pledged to loosen Whitehall’s ‘tight grip’ over big cities and regions ahead of a meeting with mayors...

Negotiations between junior doctors in England and the new government are expected to start today with a view to end the long-running dispute over pay.

Medics...

UK retail sales declined in June as the poor weather held back purchases of clothing and footwear.

According to the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor on Tuesday,...

Keir Starmer has met with the Welsh first minister in the final stop on his tour of the devolved nations.

The new prime minister visited the...

Rachel Reeves ordered Treasury officials to produce an assessment of the financial ‘mess’ left by the Conservatives as she promised a new focus on generating...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the date for the government’s first budget will be announced before the Commons summer recess and spoke of ‘short-term...

David Lammy has met his Canadian counterpart, in the first engagement he has hosted as UK foreign secretary.

Lammy met with Melanie Joly, Canada’s minister of...

Keir Starmer has met Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly as he continues his tour of the UK.

The UK...