Luton airport allowed to double capacity after UK government overrules planners

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander grants consent to London’s fourth-biggest airport to allow potential 32m passengers a year

Trump tariffs could undermine Brexit deal in Northern Ireland

US president imposes two-tier rate on island of Ireland, raising concerns over impact on 1998 peace pact

The left needs to halt the UK’s slide into Farageism. This is the kind of leader who could do it

Leftwing policies have mass appeal – what’s needed is a figurehead who can bring back alienated voters and dodge culture wars, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Reeves defends Labour’s £40bn tax rise as businesses prepare for NICs hike

Chancellor says autumn budget enabled £25bn of extra investment into NHS and shorter waiting lists

Why Starmer’s trade diplomacy may still bear fruit despite 10% tariffs on UK

Retaliation may not be needed as Britain likely to be ‘front of the queue’ in agreeing deal to redraw trade relationship

Trump hits UK with 10% tariffs as he ignites global trade war

Britain gets off comparatively lightly but US president’s action could still cost billions in lost growth

UK government tries to placate opponents of AI copyright bill

Economic impact assessment is one concession aiming to head off opposition from MPs, peers and creatives such as Paul McCartney and Tom Stoppard

Heathrow should not mark its own homework on energy resilience

External examination of choice to close after fire would have more credibility than review by a board director. It is not too late

Reeves says hasty response to Trump tariffs could put ‘prize’ of economic deal at risk – as it happened

Chancellor says UK will respond calmly to US tariffs as Keir Starmer attempts to play down fears of trade war

Investigation launched after racist message ‘blasted out’ at asylum centre

Offensive broadside was reportedly heard over portable radios at Manston processing site

UK prepared for all eventualities, says Starmer as new Trump tariffs loom

Challenged by Kemi Badenoch, PM says while no option has been ruled out, he will avoid ‘kneejerk reactions’UK politics live – latest updates

Wednesday briefing: What the latest wave of tariffs mean for the US, UK, Europe – and you

In today’s newsletter: The administration’s sweeping tariffs have left markets bracing for volatility – but what impact will they have on an unsteady global economy?

Starmer offers big US tech firms tax cuts in return for lower Trump tariffs

Exclusive: UK willing to placate Trump with lower digital services tax rate also encompassing non-US companies

Kemi Badenoch gives credence to race-swap conspiracy theory about Adolescence but admits she hasn’t watched it – as it happened

Conservative party leader says she believes show ‘is based on real story’, a claim described as wholly untrue by writer and co-creator of series

A sketch writers’ benefit? An April fool? Either way, big thanks to Mel and Kemi

A press conference at Tory HQ at least had some entertainment value even if there was nothing of importance to say