Lack of plan for green industry risks UK ‘falling behind’, top government adviser warns

Influential economist Andy Haldane says dearth of coherent strategy means Britain isn’t in the new ‘arms race’ to reindustrialise

UK rapid grocery firms plan to put riders back on zero-hour contracts

Couriers will be moved to cheaper insecure deals after government fails on promise to bring in new employment bill

Keir Starmer’s U-turn on pledge to abolish university tuition fees is poorly timed just before local elections

Department is worst for publishing spending data, records show, with ministers apparently in breach of guidelines

It’s time for baby boomers to share their spoils with the young, or else trouble lies ahead

Health secretary defends court action as Pat Cullen says government decision could make nurses more determined to vote for further strike action

Live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as US tech company heavily criticises UK’s Competition and Markets Authority

Editorial: ‘We’re all worse off,’ says the Bank of England. Pull the other one

Instant removal of Treasury’s permanent secretary potentially worsened mini-budget crisis, parliamentary committee hears

The chancellor has to weigh tax giveaways against unprecedented government borrowing ahead of looming elections

The Bank of England has so far failed to return the annual rate to its 2% target – so what are the options?

Increase to 4.5% will be last rise in current cycle, former rate-setter Michael Saunders predicts

Annual rate as measured by consumer prices index dropped to 10.1% in March, says ONS

Development economist who championed poor rural people, their approaches to agriculture and their health

Annual inflation may drop when official figures are released on Wednesday but UK rate still higher than eurozone