Rachel Reeves suggests if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – as fight to keep her job goes on

The GDP boost has raised the chancellor’s prospects for staying in post, whoever wins the Labour leadership battle

‘There’s a risk of another Liz Truss moment’: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again

As Keir Starmer’s leadership totters, investors warn a Labour leadership contest ignoring public finances and market realpolitik could be disastrous

You’ve heard the king’s speech – but I think a better one might run like this

If I were in government I’d propose a very different response to the challenges we face – starting with protecting people from the cost of living, says former Labour home secretary David Blunkett

Nigel Farage faces inquiry over £5m gift from crypto billionaire

Watchdog to examine whether Reform UK leader should have declared sum he received before entering parliament

The key questions for Nigel Farage over £5m gift from crypto billionaire

Reform UK leader insists the sum did not have to be declared but there are also other aspects of his finances to be addressed

The king’s speech: what is the government’s legislative agenda for the next 12 months?

Keir Starmer set out bills to abolish NHS England, overhaul Send provision, limit jury trials and forge ties with EU

JP Morgan could scrap £3bn London HQ if Starmer is replaced by PM ‘hostile to banks’

Jamie Dimon says US banking giant could rethink Canary Wharf tower if a future Labour leader targets lenders

Investor jitters over Starmer uncertainty drive UK long-term borrowing costs to 28-year high

Bond yields soar and pound falls against dollar as investors brace for potential Labour leadership change

Labour must offer more than ‘better managed decline’ on economy, MPs urge

Soft-left Tribune group issues thinly disguised attack on Keir Starmer, calling for bold policy renewal

British Steel nationalisation: what went wrong, and what happens now?

Keir Starmer’s plan for full state ownership marks latest chapter in Scunthorpe plant’s troubled history

British Steel: more questions than answers on the future

Hard decisions over a possible sale and future subsidies loom now full nationalisation is on the cards

UK borrowing costs rise as Starmer speech fails to dispel investor ‘jitters’

Bond yields creep higher on concerns about potential for political instability and rising inflation

Full nationalisation of British Steel expected in king’s speech

Officials reportedly drafting legislation likely to safeguard Britain’s last blast furnaces and save thousands of jobs

From fringe issue to the heart of politics: the UK Living Wage campaign marks 25 years of success

The group’s latest triumph won over the Department for Business and Trade, now it is eyeing private care providers and supermarkets

Defence sovereignty: Europe races to build the low-cost weapons of future

With Trump wavering on Nato and war in Ukraine, Europe is scrambling to spend billions on weapons such as drones