The gilt market will hover over any Labour leadership contest

The Iran war is the bigger story – but the bond market is primed to deliver a kick if extreme positions arise from a formal race

GB News should lose its licence, says ex-Sky News editor Adam Boulton

Veteran broadcaster accuses channel of ‘clear violations’ of Ofcom’s due impartiality rules

Australian retailers on notice over ‘fake discounts’ as Coles braces for record fine after landmark court ruling

Supermarket share price falls after ‘Down Down’ discounts ruled to be misleading as Woolworths defends similar case

Labor’s budget will benefit the young – but does little to woo voters drawn to One Nation

Jim Chalmers’ budget tips the scales in favour of younger and less well-off households – but it’s middle-class gen X that are turning to the rightwing party

Reeves seizes on surprise UK growth as evidence Labour leadership must stay

Chancellor says ‘now not the time to put economic stability at risk’ as ONS records 0.3% growth in first month of Iran war

Jaguar Land Rover annual profit falls 99% after US tariffs and cyber-attack take toll

Britain’s largest carmaker says sales also hit by competition in China as it publishes financial results

Reeves warns against risking economic stability with leadership battle, after UK growth beats forecasts in March – as it happened

Chancellor warns against plunging the country ‘into chaos’ with leadership battle, after economy grows at fastest pace in a year in Q1 2026

Rachel Reeves suggests if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – as fight to keep her job goes on

The GDP boost has raised the chancellor’s prospects for staying in post, whoever wins the Labour leadership battle

Burberry’s £2,000 Cotswolds handbag hits ‘a sweet spot’ with Americans

Zeal for ‘the Hamptons of England’ has rubbed off on sales, with luxury British fashion brand back to a full-year profit

Hedge fund proposes £1bn buyout of UK’s biggest private hospital operator

Shares in Spire Healthcare jump after approach from Toscafund, founded by City figure known as ‘the Rottweiler’

Privately educated CEOs seen as ‘safer bet’ by investors, study finds

Privilege being mistaken for competence as study reveals no evidence to suggest companies run by state-educated peers underperform

War, inflation and Trump’s tariffs have shaken the US. Why does the stock market keep going up?

Wall Street has proved incredibly resilient to instability, and while consumer confidence has dipped, shares have soared

‘Inevitable’ jet fuel shortages will drive up air fares this summer, says Willie Walsh

Impact of disruption from Iran war may be felt into 2027 even if strait of Hormuz reopens, says aviation body boss

Coles put commercial interests above its customers – and was caught red-handed

Reputation of Australia’s big supermarkets takes another hit as federal court finds Coles misled shoppers by promoting fake discounts

‘There’s a risk of another Liz Truss moment’: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again

As Keir Starmer’s leadership totters, investors warn a Labour leadership contest ignoring public finances and market realpolitik could be disastrous