Economic news and events

A UK minister for Northern Ireland who was previously a strident Brexit supporter has apologised for his former ‘ferocious’ stance on negotiations with the EU....

UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will insist the Conservative Party must ‘stay the course’ and back his plan for tax cuts in the face of a...

King Charles III will next month host the first state visit of his new reign when South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife travel...

Critics who portray Ireland as a failed state are misleading the public and selling the country short, the taoiseach has insisted.

In a robust defence...

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has acknowledged mistakes over the mini-budget but said she is standing by her tax-cutting plan as she refused to rule...

Transport union leaders have apologised for the disruption caused by mass walkouts this weekend but said they had been left with no choice – as...

UK government ministers have insisted the government remains committed to ‘spending discipline’ after Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's £45 billion in unfunded tax cuts caused havoc in...

Liz Truss has admitted Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget caused ‘disruption’ but insisted they were right to act to get the economy moving and to protect...

Labour is currently enjoying some its highest opinion poll ratings for more than 20 years.

A poll published on Thursday by Survation gave the party...

The government will ‘work closely’ with the Office for Budget Responsibility in the coming weeks after a key meeting between the prime minister, chancellor and...