Economic news and events

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has declined to rule out a wealth tax, after Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused the prime minister of ‘flirting’ with...

Government talks to finalise the deal to spare the UK from US steel tariffs are ongoing, Downing Street has said, as the deadline for the...

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron will hold talks at No 10 as the UK pushes for France to do more to stop migrant crossings.

The French...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would not extend an August 1 deadline for higher US tariffs to take effect on dozens of economies,...

Global trade grew by around $300 billion in the first half of the year due to US imports and EU exports, the United Nations said...

New guidelines on building apartments will allow for smaller apartment sizes and a reduced provision for private open spaces, and will mean communal and community...

The UK Foreign Office is set to shrink by up to a quarter as ministers look to slim down the Civil Service, the department’s top...

French President Emmanuel Macron promised ‘concrete, effective and lasting’ co-operation on migration as he arrived in the UK under pressure to do more to stop...

The water watchdog in England has been handed its largest ever budget for tackling pollution, the government said.

The Environment Agency, which inspects and prosecutes water...

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was slapping 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, in his first letters to trading partners ahead...