The Guardian view on Labour policy U-turns: a dangerous pattern that corrodes confidence

Editorial: It is better to correct policy than persist in error, but Keir Starmer cannot afford to keep signalling his lack of coherent direction

Labour revives Northern Powerhouse Rail project with pledge of £45bn funds

Plan will start with TransPennine upgrade with new line connecting Liverpool and Manchester in second phase

Lending to small businesses and low-income areas must expand, say Labour backbenchers

Senior politicians have tabled bill that would force UK banks to make affordable finance more accessible

3,000 jobs at risk unless MoD signs helicopter order, sources say

Skilled workers at Leonardo Helicopters fear it will close Yeovil site if Ministry of Defence delays awarding contract

EU wants ‘Farage clause’ in Brexit ‘reset’ talks with UK

Move would mean Brussels would receive compensation if future government reneged on deal Starmer is negotiating

The UK’s high streets have reached a tipping point – and Reform will reap the benefits

When even Poundland and charity shops are closing, we’re near a point of no return. But there is hope, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Lloyds CEO Charlie Nunn latest banking boss in line for huge bonus hike

Barclays, HSBC and NatWest shareholders already approved big pay rises after post Brexit loosening of remuneration rules

Starmer rules out EU financial services alignment talks

City firms welcome clarity as government signals it will not reopen Brussels-era rules, despite closer cooperation elsewhere

Reeves’s promise of pub business rates U-turn averts Labour rebellion

Change in England largely welcomed by industry and Labour MPs but represents another climbdown

Here’s why Labour is struggling to deliver: the British state is immense, but pull the levers and nothing happens

At home, the machinery of government creaks badly – abroad, a leaden UK lags far behind dynamic competitors. A radical overhaul is needed, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

Starmer vows to review franchise legislation in response to Vodafone case

Prime minister to ‘look closely’ at outcome of legal claims against FTSE 100 telecoms group

Fujitsu ‘not a parasite’, boss says while refusing to give redress figure for Horizon IT scandal victims

Paul Patterson questioned by MPs as firm continues to make millions from UK government contracts

Collapse of ‘zombie’ UK firms forecast to fuel unemployment in 2026

Businesses being hit by rising cost of interest rates, energy costs and wages, says Resolution Foundation

Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’

Hailing app will now act as agent rather than supplier outside London, avoiding VAT requirement

Ministers may cut green tech mandate from new homes regulations in England

Critics say removing battery installation requirement will reduce amount homebuyers save on energy bills