Economic news and events

Penny Mordaunt has become the first candidate to throw her hat into the ring in the race to succeed Liz Truss as UK prime minister,...

The new UK prime minister will have to decide whether to go ahead with the planned Halloween statement setting out how the government intends to...

Total Covid-19 infections in the UK have climbed above two million for the first time since July, but levels are not rising in all parts...

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has thrown his weight behind Boris Johnson to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister as he ruled himself out of...

Labour MP Christian Matheson has resigned after a report by a UK parliamentary watchdog found him guilty of "serious sexual misconduct".

The Chester MP was...

Ireland's finance minister has said it is in Ireland's interest that the UK economy is stable in the wake of the departure of Liz Truss...

The UK chancellor has vowed to do "whatever necessary" to drag government debt lower after official figures revealed that borrowing swelled to £20 billion in...

Tories have begun to declare their allegiances in the party's second leadership contest of the year as speculation mounts over who will seek to replace...

The UK government borrowed over £20 billion last month, figures on Friday showed, making it the second-highest September borrowing figure since records began.

According...

UK retail sales suffered a bigger-than-expected decline in September, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics on Friday.

Retail sales fell 6.9%...