Why Starmer and Reeves are pinning their hopes on AI to drive growth in UK
The PM and chancellor believe AI will help British workers produce more, raising wages and releasing spare capital
Despite the promises, Labour may have to acknowledge more tax rises are needed
It would be politically painful, but so are other options if Rachel Reeves is to improve UK’s broken public services
Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends… fast
Amid deepening debt and an onslaught by the president-elect, Labour must calm the markets, then think big economically
UK can be ‘AI sweet spot’: Starmer’s tech minister on regulation, Musk, and free speech
Technology secretary Peter Kyle has the task of making Britain a leading player in the AI revolution, but says economic growth will not come at the cost of online safety
‘So immoral’: gig economy workers charged fee to get paid quicker
Retail assistants on low pay using YoungOnes platform told to wait up to 30 days for earnings or be charged for quick payment
If a Labour chancellor has to start cutting, keep calm. It’s not a betrayal
After Macron’s bruising failure to expand spending in France, unions need to realise that Rachel Reeves may have no choice but to dial back
Reeves vows to stand by fiscal rules to achieve stability despite market turmoil
UK chancellor made comments during visit to China where agreements were made worth £600m to UK economy
Bring North Sea oil and gas under greater public control, report urges
Common Wealth thinktank warns that communities and taxpayer may have to pick up pieces when production ends
Rachel Reeves says better ties with China will boost UK growth as she arrives in Beijing
UK chancellor becomes first holder of her office to make an official visit to China in a decade
Rachel Reeves faces another anxious week of second-guessing the City
Markets appear to be fretting over sustainability of tax and spending plans and whether UK is heading for ‘stagflation’
Why have Britain’s energy costs soared and what does it mean for Labour?
Claims that power plants are gaming the system to charge huge sums to switch on in the UK’s cold weather
No 10 insists UK has sufficient energy supply despite ‘concerningly low’ gas storage levels
Centrica says its inventories have fallen by half since early November amid winter cold snap
UK debt market sell-off threatens to push up mortgage costs
Almost 700,000 homeowners face increase when fixed-rate deals end this year
Visa-waiver system could overwhelm UK immigration services, law firm warns
There are also fears electronic travel authorisation will threaten post-peace tourism sector in Northern Ireland
Ticket resale prices for live UK events to be capped in crackdown on touts
Viagogo and StubHub platforms to be hit by cap of face value plus 30% or less