Chancellor seeks to save £1bn on external contracts as part of spending review ahead of UK Budget
Minister says system leaves too many Britons ‘on the scrapheap’ ahead of autumn white paper
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
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
British premier has promised tougher border measures and to ‘smash the gangs’ that smuggle people
Longer term, road pricing is the answer but Reeves should use this Budget to strengthen penalties on pollution
Electrification of Manchester-Leeds route being studied for potential cost savings
Interim executive chair says he has launched an ‘independent’ investigation
Attendees of the FT Weekend Festival are selling assets and passing on inheritances ahead of October’s Budget
The 80km of track could be built faster and cheaper than axed HS2 leg, says research
PM says he is prepared to be bold in tackling public health through prevention, even in the face of opposition
Starmer’s Labour government will be judged on whether it can fix healthcare
Demographic pressures and the costs of climate change will weigh on the public finances, says OBR
The chancellor must be careful not to increase the damaging incentives in the tax system as she seeks sources of revenue
Crisis gripping health service in England is ‘laid bare’ in damning review by Lord Darzi
Freedom of information request by FT seeking breakdown of government overspend is declined
Chancellor and BoE governor to hold meeting with bosses of leading lenders
She already has a political empire, but she must command it — and neutralise damage from the government’s early mistakes
The government believes that the sector should be central to its strategy for growth. But money is tight
Defence ministry dispatched kit ‘due to be scrapped or replaced’, according to National Audit Office
About a dozen Labour MPs are believed to have abstained in protest
Government says expansion of electronic travel authorisation scheme designed to ‘enhance security’
