Economic news and events

The prospect of a leadership challenge to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is looming closer after Andy Burnham was cleared to run for selection in...

Britain’s long-term government borrowing costs jumped to their highest level for 28 years as City traders braced for a potential Labour leadership challenge from Andy...

Wes Streeting backed Andy Burnham as Labour’s ‘best chance’ of winning the Makerfield by-election, as the former health secretary’s allies said he would still contest...

Ireland’s trade surplus decreased a bit in March despite an increase in exports, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Friday.

The country’s trade surplus...

The UK Labour Party would be ‘consumed’ by chaos if a leadership contest to replace Keir Starmer were triggered, one of his key Cabinet allies...

The possibility of Heathrow airport being expanded by a rival company has moved a step closer.

Regulator the Civil Aviation Authority announced that an alternative developer...

Wes Streeting has quit as UK Health secretary, paving the way for a leadership challenge and plunging Keir Starmer’s premiership into crisis.

In his resignation letter,...

Wes Streeting has quit as health secretary, paving the way for a leadership challenge and plunging Keir Starmer’s premiership into crisis.

In his resignation letter, Streeting...

Ireland’s consumer price inflation rate accelerated last month, numbers on Thursday showed, with utility prices climbing.

According to the Central Statistics Office, consumer prices rose...

Angela Rayner has said she has been cleared of deliberate wrongdoing in an investigation over her tax affairs, paving the way for a potential leadership...