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UK politics

  • Monday, 30 December, 2024
    Tax evasion and avoidance
    UK admissions of overseas tax evasion jump 22%

    HMRC disclosures rise as agency clamps down on tax evasion with cross-border data exchange

    People walk past a HM Revenue & Customs office in London
  • Saturday, 28 December, 2024
    Starmer must make 2025 ‘year of delivery’, says union boss

    TUC chief Paul Nowak calls for prime minister to set out road map on public services and see off populist right

    TUC general secretary Paul Nowak
  • Friday, 27 December, 2024
    UK immigration
    Small-boat crossings to UK rise by fifth but remain below European peers

    Starmer has vowed to crack down on criminal gangs bringing migrants across English Channel

    Migrants board a smuggler’s inflatable dinghy in an attempt to cross the English Channel
  • Friday, 27 December, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Northern Ireland braced for more Brexit turbulence

    Country enters 2025 tackling a web of regulations, political divisions and unfulfilled investment hopes

    The Stormont parliament building
  • Friday, 27 December, 2024
    News in-depthUK defence industry
    Fears over defence industry skills as UK waits for new Typhoon orders

    Workers at BAE Systems’ Lancashire factory assembling the fighter jet are worried about their future

    The Typhoon final assembly line in Warton
  • Friday, 27 December, 2024
    UK tax
    Lawyers question Starmer’s ‘misleading’ £3mn farm tax claim

    Headline inheritance duty exemption is difficult to achieve and may involve splitting ownership of the land

    British farmers hold placards saying ‘Starmer the farmer harmer’ and Stop family farms tax’ during a rally in London
  • Thursday, 26 December, 2024
    Reform party UK
    Farage and Badenoch trade claims of fake party membership figures

    Reform UK says it has surpassed the Conservatives with more than 135,000 members

    Nigel Farage, MP for Clacton and leader of Reform UK, centre, attends the Old Surrey, Burstow and West Kent hunt in Chiddingstone, England on Thursday
  • Wednesday, 25 December, 2024
    InterviewUK Government
    UK government art collection should be more visible to public, says minister

    Sir Chris Bryant says works must also remain a valuable part of the country’s soft power

    A painting by LS Lowry, on the wall of 10 Downing Street
  • Wednesday, 25 December, 2024
    InterviewUK economy
    Hunt warns Reeves against ‘declinism’ on UK’s prospects

    Former Tory chancellor says Britain is strong in key growth sectors and should stop talking itself down

    Jeremy Hunt
  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    Electric vehicles
    UK launches review of targets for sales of electric vehicles

    Carmakers say current plan could lead to job cuts as shift away from petrol and diesel engines stalls

    The Nissan car plant in Sunderland
  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Rules of thumb for understanding UK elections

    Historical trends point to recurring wins for the Tories and the importance of party leaders in shaping the contest

    Keir Starmer speaks at the Welsh Labour Conference 2024, gesturing with his hand.
  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    Scottish independence
    Revival in SNP fortunes raises fresh questions about Scottish independence

    Polls show highest level of support in four years for breaking away from UK

    Hundreds of people join a march in support for Scottish independence on May 04, 2024 in Glasgow
  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    Mobile devices
    UK mobile users had least reliable experience in G7 in 2024, data shows

    Research highlights impact of poor network performance on consumers

  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    Pensions crisis
    Investors call for UK government to reform defined benefit pensions

    Overhaul could free up billions for real estate and infrastructure, asset managers say

    Commuters cross London Bridge
  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    Labour party UK
    ‘Waste of time’: how Starmer fumbled his first months of power

    Plunging poll ratings have sapped morale as UK Labour government crawls towards Christmas break

    The decision to cut winter fuel payments has hit the popularity of Keir Starmer, centre, with Sue Gray, right, eventually forced out
  • Monday, 23 December, 2024
    UK GDP
    UK economy unexpectedly failed to grow in third quarter

    Figures are a further blow to government facing criticism from businesses after Budget

    Silhouettes of people walking with umbrellas in the foreground against the backdrop of the City of London skyline
  • Monday, 23 December, 2024
    News in-depthPublic sector pensions
    The simple secret behind the UK’s best performing council pension fund

    Banker driving Kensington and Chelsea’s stellar returns explains why he fears the chancellor’s ‘megafunds’

    Quentin Marshall
  • Monday, 23 December, 2024
    Kemi Badenoch
    Donation by Musk to Reform UK would be ‘counterproductive’, says Tory leader

    British people ‘don’t necessarily like to see politics being bought’, warns Kemi Badenoch

    Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch
  • Monday, 23 December, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Six weirdest moments in UK politics in 2024

    From a soaked Sunak to awkward remarks, this year stood out to the FT’s deputy political editor in many ways

    British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech calling for a general election during heavy rain
  • Monday, 23 December, 2024
    Martin Wolf
    The UK government must make sure it isn’t a confidence killer

    There is a danger that animal spirits and the propensity to invest expire in a vicious downward spiral

    Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with chancellor Rachel Reeves
  • Sunday, 22 December, 2024
    UK trade
    Starmer must agree youth mobility pact with EU, says business group

    British Chambers of Commerce makes 13 recommendations ahead of ‘reset’ talks on trading relationship next year

    UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
  • Sunday, 22 December, 2024
    Reform party UK
    Nick Candy vows to help Reform disrupt British politics ‘like we have never seen’

    Property developer claims more billionaires are joining Elon Musk in backing the party

    Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (left)  with property tycoon Nick Candy, who is defecting to Reform UK
  • Sunday, 22 December, 2024
    Harland & Wolff Group Holdings Plc
    Harland & Wolff sale will mean losses for creditors and suppliers, interim chair says

    Russell Downs defends deal with Spain’s Navantia as best outcome possible to keep Titanic maker’s yards alive

    The Harland & Wolff site in Belfast
  • Saturday, 21 December, 2024
    Social affairs
    Keir Starmer looks at sweeping reforms to special education needs

    Ministers consider changes to SEN system as Labour vows to tackle ‘crisis’ in provision

    Learning support assistant (LSA) with Special educational needs and Disability (SEND) child
  • Saturday, 21 December, 2024
    Tulip Siddiq
    UK minister’s links to ousted Bangladesh leader under scrutiny after corruption claims

    Tulip Siddiq has cited the support of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, and her Awami League party

    Montage shows Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina with UK City minister Tulip Siddiq against a backdrop showing the Awami League’s logo
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