Unpaid internships ‘locking out’ young working-class people from careers UK charity calls for positions of four weeks or longer to be banned to help close social mobility gap
Legal challenges to infrastructure plans to be blocked in Starmer growth push Prime minister hopes his plan to ‘take the brakes off Britain’ will send a message to business to build more
UK borrowing jumps unexpectedly, adding to pressure on Rachel Reeves Increase to £17.8bn is well above City forecasts and is highest December figure for four years
Reeves says growth eclipses net zero as Heathrow runway decision looms Chancellor hints in Davos she intends to reaffirm backing of airport expansion despite climate concerns
Keir Starmer urged to push for Ukraine to get $300bn of frozen Russian assets Financier turned activist Bill Browder says Russia will make gains that spark refugee crisis if US military support dries up
Nick Clegg defends Meta’s removal of Facebook and Instagram factcheckers Executive tells WEF in Davos the sites will still have ‘the industry’s most sophisticated community standards’
UK to review visas to entice more AI and science workers, says Reeves Chancellor says she ‘absolutely’ supports wealth creation at World Economic Forum in Davos
Chair of competition watchdog steps down after Labour intervention Marcus Bokkerink’s departure said to be part of effort to establish UK’s pro-growth agenda for leaders at Davos
Heathrow third runway plan labelled ‘desperate’ amid Labour divisions Rachel Reeves hopes expansion will increase economic growth but Ed Miliband and Sadiq Khan oppose it
Rayner urged to approve Marlow film studios in test of Labour planning policy Inquiry into plan backed by director James Cameron begins after council rejected it over use of green-belt land
Workers and employers: share your experience of the current UK job market We’d like to hear from those looking for work in the UK as well as from UK employers about their recent experiences of the labour market
Is UK jobs market already showing warning lights over Reeves budget? Reports that government could weaken employment rights bill as NI rise prompts fears of redundancies
UK ‘second most attractive country for investment’, survey finds The survey of chief executives, published ahead of the World Economic Forum, follows an upgraded growth forecast from the IMF
Hospitality firms ‘to incur £1bn costs from employer NICs on 774,000 more workers’ Industry body says businesses and jobs at risk unless Rachel Reeves’s tax changes delayed or altered
Delivery apps urged to lift lid on ‘black-box algorithms’ affecting UK couriers Campaigners call for transparency from Deliveroo, JustEat and UberEats about how decisions on pay and jobs are made