Labour must focus on risk to global financial stability posed by Trump policies, not only trade As Rachel Reeves heads to US for IMF meetings, stance appears unaltered despite chaos unleashed by White House
British Steel must now join the modern economy, not be a prisoner of the old Lack of investment and vision has dogged UK industry, while China has literally forged ahead
Miliband in blistering attack on Farage’s UK net zero ‘nonsense and lies’ The energy secretary has accused Reform UK’s leader of peddling dangerous falsehoods about renewable power
It’s not poverty that’s breeding the new populism. It’s wealth Analysts trace a link between financial security and a troubling, increasingly devil-may-care, attitude to political risk
Cutting business ties with China would be ‘foolish’, Reeves says amid reports of US pressure Chancellor supports economic ties with Beijing as she prepares to fly to US next week for trade deal talks
Reeves to make case for trade deal in first meeting with US treasury secretary Chancellor will push for deal that protects British car, steel and pharmaceutical industries amid tariff uncertainty
British Steel on a razor’s edge: inside Starmer’s Scunthorpe rescue mission There were suspicions, legal wheezes and a plan to divert a ship to Gibraltar to seize cargo, as ministers’ anxieties rose
British food and drink industry call on EU to ‘reset’ trade ties Retailers and food producers offer to help efforts to reduce ‘unnecessary red tape’ costing industry billions of pounds
As Labour frustration grows, could OBR forecasts be cut to once a year? Figures in No 10 feel the Office for Budget Responsibility’s twice-yearly reports undermine Rachel Reeves’ plan to scrap the spring statement
Britain needs houses, and Labour’s bold plan will address that. But it may require more migrants Ministers are ready to be relentless over planning reform. There is a skills gap though – and they must be brave enough to fill it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Ministers in ‘active conversation’ with UK drug firms over potential tariffs Government seeks ways to shield industry from possible US levies amid concern over effect on medicine supply
UK officials label trade documents ‘secret’ to shield from US eyes amid Trump tariff war Exclusive: civil servants beef up security rules for sensitive negotiating papers over fears posed by hostile US trade policy
Labour select committee chairs call for parliament to vote on trade deal with US Exclusive: Chairs of foreign and trade committees say MPs should have a say in agreement ‘in light of its significance’
Reeves says inflation fall shows ‘plan for change is working’ – as it happened Chancellor says wages are growing faster than prices but acknowledges many are still struggling with the cost of living
China accuses UK politicians of ‘arrogance’ in British Steel row Embassy criticises ‘slandering’ of Chinese government and defends Jingye over furnaces dispute