UK officials land in Washington as talks over trade agreement continue

Senior negotiators hope to get agreement with US signed ahead of UK-EU summit on 19 May

Has UK-India trade deal ‘sold out British workers’ as Farage and Badenoch claim?

Row over exemption of national insurance contributions for Indian short-term workers overshadows deal

Former chancellor says he does not expect the Conservatives to die out as a party but he says it is a possibility

Senior Conservatives praise deal and say tax exemptions for seconded workers are routine

Move prompted by looming retirement crisis would help ensure consistent, reliable services

India has made concessions in trade negotiations, leaving UK heralding deal as ‘most significant’ since Brexit

Office for Nuclear Regulation told government that claims about reactor delays in press release were ‘not true’

Many are giving up on the government after the winter fuel allowance cut, on which there may now be a partial U-turn

Rachel Reeves concerned that lenders’ restrictions are holding back growth in the SME sector

Reported delays come as tax office says it is shutting free-to-use online filing service used by some small businesses

Exclusive: Treasury threat an example of ‘scare tactics’ to help force through private sector deal, sources suggest

Nature organisations say legislation would remove safeguards for nature and put protected sites at risk

Exclusive: Fathers planning protest with babies in London on 11 June to highlight UK’s ‘rubbish’ statutory leave, least generous in Europe

Decline in output and new orders in April allied with rising uncertainty is prompting layoffs, survey finds

Plans to protect UK from extreme weather are inadequate, Climate Change Committee says in scathing assessment