Plans for facility on greenbelt land stokes tensions among local community
Chancellor seeks to save £1bn on external contracts as part of spending review ahead of UK Budget
Industry executives air concerns over prime minister and chancellor’s gloomy comments about public finances
Minister says system leaves too many Britons ‘on the scrapheap’ ahead of autumn white paper
Ed Davey wraps up party conference saying rich should pay more to fund transformation of NHS and social care
After party’s historic results it will double down on being an anti-Conservative force, with Ed Davey deciding how
Manchester mayor says powerful finance ministry has to fundamentally change way it thinks
Abolition of Aim would make it harder to stimulate investor interest in smaller companies
Report by Lord Mandelson calls for more focus on critical technologies as part of wider industrial strategy
City fears grow that PM will plug fiscal hole with tax rise on business
The UK chancellor should take some hard decisions on employment, productivity and investment
UK trade deal with EU has led to ‘profound and ongoing’ impact on goods flow
Reduced illness could save NHS £18bn per year by mid-2030s, says think-tank
Sir Ed Davey argues the UK needs to be ‘much bolder’ in rebuilding EU relations
Meloni has reduced the flow, but some methods are controversial
Keir Starmer’s talks with Italy’s rightwing PM came after eight people died trying to cross English Channel on Sunday
Prime minister initially failed to disclose more than £5,000 in items and tailoring for his wife
Party will eventually seek to rejoin the EU, but this may spark internal clashes on preferred timing
Labour MP calls for UK government to ban imported products made by forced labour in Chinese region of Xinjiang
The UK chancellor should explain how her programme is going to work
Incentives for investors needed to ‘revive’ UK stock exchanges
Ministers urged to bring forward start date of British scheme to 2026 to align with Europe
British premier has promised tougher border measures and to ‘smash the gangs’ that smuggle people
Letter from leading economists calls for overhaul of Britain’s fiscal rules to boost investment
Longer term, road pricing is the answer but Reeves should use this Budget to strengthen penalties on pollution
