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Whitehall sources say Starmer and Reeves aligned in seeing steel as of ‘huge strategic importance’ Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are actively considering nationalising British Steel in an escalation of plans first revealed in the Guardian last year.T…
Nirmala Sitharam says turmoil forcing countries to seek accords beyond old ideological and political tiesIndia is seeking to strike more trade deals with other countries at a time of “global uncertainty”, its finance minister, Nirmala Sitharam, said be…
PM tells MPs on the Commons liaison committee that ‘we are doing everything we can to ensure there is a bright future for Scunthorpe’Half of Britons (51%) think the government should impose retaliatory tariffs on imports from the US, according to polli…
Wall Street rises after Treasury secretary says US can reach ‘some good deals’ with trading partnersBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves stepped in to soothe stock market jitters on Tuesday amid signs that the punishing global sell-off triggered…
Closure of Nippon Electric Glass plant would put further pressure on Rachel Reeves’s industrial strategyBusiness live – latest updatesA glass factory in Wigan that produces fibreglass for electric cars and wind turbines faces closure and the loss of 25…
Chancellor says autumn budget enabled £25bn of extra investment into NHS and shorter waiting lists Rachel Reeves has defended the £40bn in tax increases in autumn’s budget as businesses brace for their impact, saying NHS waiting lists would now be high…
This blog is now closed, you can follow Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement live in our US colleagues’ live blogThere will be two urgent questions in the Commons after PMQs. At around 12.30pm a Foreign Office minister will respond to a question from Pr…
PM told to be as robust as Canada with the US president as the UK stages last-ditch talks to strike trade dealKeir Starmer should fight back strongly against Donald Trump if he imposes punitive tariffs on British exports, senior UK and EU diplomats sai…
The chancellor has been slated by politicians, the public and campaigners for pushing ahead with brutal welfare cuts – but there were other optionsThere is growing criticism of Rachel Reeves for her orthodox approach to managing the public finances. Wh…
Rising costs and global uncertainty may force chancellor to turn to pensioners and wealthier taxpayersMinisters may have to target pensioners and wealthier taxpayers at the autumn budget, as senior government figures voiced fears brutal welfare reforms…