Reform UK’s immigration policies are a significant risk to the UK economy An exodus of workers will be damaging – and electoral change might help Britain escape instability and low growth
‘There is a good deal of fear’: what would a Labour leadership challenge mean for bond markets? Rayner and Burnham are trying to gain markets’ confidence amid concerns they could loosen fiscal rules if they replace Starmer
Reversing Thatcher’s failed legacy of privatisation can be a Labour vote-winner. If you see Keir, tell him Andy Burnham’s Manchesterism project is still a work in progress. But the future of centre-left politics in Britain may rely on its promise of ‘rolling back the 80s’, says Guardian associate editor Julian Coman
Jaguar Land Rover could have shifted production from UK without £380m battery subsidy, officials warned Government officials said in December that Britain’s largest automotive employer could lead exodus from UK
Nigerian refinery accused of sacking union members is key to UK plan to tackle jet fuel shortage Heidi Alexander says part of answer to strait of Hormuz crisis is importing more fuel from US and west Africa
Reform government could cause Truss-style chaos, says renewables industry Lobbyist Tara Singh says stripping projects of subsidy contracts would undermine investor confidence in UK
Reform’s toxic thinking has infected Scottish politics – this week’s Holyrood elections will tell us how badly For so long, the Scottish government has made a point of welcoming migrants. But I now see troubling changes in my country, says writer Jasmeen Kanwal
Starmer adviser held 16 undisclosed meetings with top US tech bosses Exclusive: Varun Chandra’s talks with Google, Meta, Apple and others raise fears of ‘lobbying behind closed doors’
Investment or waste? How the M4 relief road plan for Newport sums up Wales’s economic quandary As potentially seismic Senedd elections loom, competing parties have differing visions of how to reinvigorate the economy
More farming co-operatives could ‘unleash growth’ in UK, finds report Greater agricultural collaboration can improve food security and resilience to global crises, says policy paper
Dynamic pay on platforms such as Uber should be banned, says TUC Exclusive: Union body finds workers describing themselves as ‘gambling’ because wages felt like the outcome of chance rather than work
UK defence firm Ultra Electronics to pay £15m after SFO bribery investigation Company accepts it failed to prevent bribery in connection with contracts in Algeria and Oman sought through agents
The Guardian view on Britain’s fragile systems: when global shocks hit your shopping bill Editorial: Energy disruption abroad drives prices at home, showing how few safeguards are built in – which is why a call for resilience must be heeded
End of Trump tariffs on whisky sparks row between Scottish parties over claiming credit First minister John Swinney says he played significant role but Labour rejects claim and accuses SNP of hypocrisy
Watchdog weighs investigation into Farage’s undisclosed £5m gift Electoral Commission considers inquiry after Tories said Reform leader should have declared money from billionaire