Reeves to champion £113bn of new capital investment in spending review

Chancellor hopes investment in homes, transport and energy will stave off pressure from MPs and discontent among public

Labour’s botched winter fuel U-turn raises questions over its purpose in power

There is growing unease over the government’s direction – a way to restore confidence would be to scrap the ‘cruel’ two-child limit

No 10 delays child poverty strategy with tens of thousands more facing hardship

Exclusive: Flagship policy put back until at least autumn amid fears cost of removing two-child benefit cap will outweigh political benefit

The Guardian view on Starmer’s U-turn: change direction – or keep losing support

Editorial: Labour’s pivot to welfare cuts and targeting of rightwing voters has backfired. If the party leadership won’t adapt, the public will move on

UK employers: how might your business be affected by plans to reduce migration to Britain?

We’d like to hear from UK employers how tightened visa rules may affect their business, and why they have been recruiting from abroad instead of from the UK

UK borrowing rises to £20.2bn, putting pressure on Rachel Reeves

April figure more than expected and comes despite increase in employer national insurance contributions

Rayner urged Reeves to consider wealth tax rises before spring statement

Memo from deputy PM to chancellor proposing eight potential measures highlights unease over spending plans

Pace of UK interest rate cuts is too rapid, Bank of England chief economist says

Huw Pill says rate cuts could fuel inflation resurgence and urges colleagues to be cautious before making further cuts

How has Britain’s economy fared since Brexit? The five charts underpinning the UK-EU summit

Almost a decade after the referendum, there are challenges to be tackled at Monday’s gathering hosted by Keir Starmer

UK ‘may need 92,000 extra public workers if fall in productivity continues to 2030’

Report suggests Rachel Reeves could be forced to spend £5.1bn if last year’s downward trend continues

My advice to the new Green party leadership: it’s time to expose the climate deniers

Labour has allowed climate action to become synonymous with hardship. Farage’s Reform is exploiting that – but we offer real solutions, says Green party co-leader Carla Denyer

Bank of England should promise lower interest rates – and see off Nigel Farage

Rate-setters would fuel growth by clarifying policy and bringing rates low enough to encourage investment

Wealthy Britons avoiding more tax than previously thought, spending watchdog says

NAO says tax gap for rich individuals may be much more than £1.9bn and urges ministers to redouble efforts

The Guardian view on Europe’s growing wealth divide: back to the world of Balzac

Editorial: A new study highlights the dangers of a modern rentier capitalism that perpetuates inequality through the generations

UK asking other countries to host ‘return hubs’ for refused asylum seekers, Starmer confirms – as it happened

PM on trip to announce increased cooperation against people smugglers alongside Albania’s prime minister, Edi Rama