End of shareholder revolt register ‘will help UK firms bury pay controversies’

Fears for transparency and governance after closure of public log meant to curb ‘abuses and excess’ in boardrooms

Farage criticised for £400,000 job promoting physical gold as pension investment

Exclusive: Reform leader promotes Direct Bullion – but experts say commodity is not for everyday investors

Labour is living in a fool’s paradise if it thinks it has plenty of time to turn Britain around

Going into 2026, the economy has little forward momentum and things may get worse before they get better, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

Four-day week may be considered a sign of failure, England councils told

Local government secretary writes to town halls warning them against ‘part-time work for full-time pay’

Labour calls to rejoin EU customs union will become harder for Starmer to resist

Wes Streeting’s wish for deeper trade relations to help fight against Farage is shared by growing number of MPs

UK consumers saving less as taxes squeeze incomes, data shows

ONS finds households’ savings ratio has dropped to lowest rate for more than a year across third quarter

UK economy entering 2026 amid sharp private sector downturn, says CBI

Business lobby survey finds firms ‘put brakes on key spending decisions’ before autumn budget

There are reasons to be cheerful about UK plc in 2026. Here are four

From better prospects for consumer spending to tentative signs of improving productivity, the doom and gloom of 2025 could be behind us

‘You’re barred!’: Labour’s battle with pubs promises a new year headache

A protest barring MPs from pubs is exposing deeper tensions between politicians and the communities they represent

UK failure to seal EU tax exemption hands industry mountain of paperwork

Brussels confirms Christmas carve-out from green levies will not happen, leading to Brexit-style requirements

China has set a bear trap for Keir Starmer – and our naive PM is walking straight into it

The conviction of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong is another hostile act. How can Britain ignore Beijing’s provocations and human rights abuses, asks Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Alan Milburn to review rise in youth minimum wage

Exclusive: Blair-era minister echoes concerns about young people being priced out of jobs, in intervention likely to dismay Labour MPs

UK politics: ‘Not clear’ who was behind FCDO hack, says minister, amid reports of China link – as it happened

Chris Bryant confirms October cyber-attack as the Sun names Storm 1849, a Chinese hacker group, as being responsible

UK borrowed more than expected in November amid pre-budget pressure

ONS figures show public sector net borrowing was £11.7bn – £1.9bn less than in same month last year

Young people will suffer most from UK’s ageing population, Lords say

House of Lords report says tools such as raising pension age and increasing immigration will not be adequate