Economic news and events

The UK government has the ‘right economic plan for the country’, Rachel Reeves will insist at the spring statement.

The chancellor is expected to say the...

Keir Starmer defended his decision not to allow UK bases to be used by the US in the initial strikes against Iran in the face...

Donald Trump said he was ‘very disappointed’ in UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for initially refusing to allow the use of the UK-US Diego Garcia...

Ireland’s annual inflation rate eased slightly in February, according to a flash estimate from the Central Statistics Office, while prices rose at a faster pace...

UK mortgage approvals unexpectedly declined in January, data from the Bank of England showed on Monday.

According to the central bank, mortgage approvals fell to...

UK manufacturing growth was worse than expected in February, survey results published on Monday showed; however there were ‘signs of stabilisation on the jobs front’...

Officials are understood to be working on plans for the potential evacuation of more than 100,000 Britons from the Middle East.

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper...

UK house prices rose more than expected on-year in February, Nationwide reported on Monday.

The seasonally adjusted monthly index posted 547.0 points for February, up...

Britain should avoid being dragged into a war in the Middle East, a senior Labour MP has said after the US and Israel attacked Iran.

US...

The UK Foreign Office has ‘temporarily’ withdrawn its staff from Iran amid the threat of US strikes against the country.

An update to official travel advice...