Mounjaro maker pauses orders of weight loss drug to UK US firm Eli Lilly reportedly tells British wholesalers to stop taking orders as demand soars before September price rise
Liz Truss backs Trump attacks on Fed and says ‘reckoning’ on way for central banks Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister also critical of Bank of England and European Central Bank
Property tax threat is slowing down housing market, say UK agents Talk of the chancellor looking at a new levy on expensive homes or removing CGT exemption is making buyers wary
Octopus Energy founder appointed as UK government adviser Greg Jackson expected to use three-year term on Cabinet Office board to push government to modernise
Critics of closer trading alignment with EU seem to be losing their voice Labour’s support for ‘dynamic alignment’ with Europe and a youth mobility scheme has gone unchallenged by Gove – and Farage
Tough talk from Streeting – but he still needs a deal with big pharma Health secretary calls industry ‘shortsighted’ but there is danger in giving UK better terms than much of rich Europe
Post-Brexit licences for exporting food to EU cost UK firms up to £65m last year Government to promise it will scrap existing scheme by reaching new deal with Brussels in next 18 months
More pain for Reeves as government borrowing cost nears 27-year high Chancellor is urged to ‘get a grip’ on country’s finances as yield on 30-year bond rises to 5.62%
With tax speculation festering, Rachel Reeves needs to show her hand The chancellor seems to be waiting for a clearer economic picture to emerge but that is not how government works
Wes Streeting’s row with pharma firms grows as they reject NHS drug pricing offer Drugmakers reject health secretary’s latest offer, meaning ‘unsustainable’ rebate scheme will stay in place
Block Elon Musk’s bid to supply UK home energy, Ed Davey urges Exclusive: Lib Dem leader says giving Tesla a foothold in Britain’s energy market could be national security risk
Baby food firms given 18 months to improve quality of products in England Government issues voluntary guidance calling for less sugar and salt amid concerns over nutritional value
‘Mountain to climb’: how Labour is facing a crisis in youth unemployment The government is adding an extra year, and an extra £45m, to its scheme in England to help people find work
UK borrowed less than expected in July in lift for Rachel Reeves Public sector net borrowing falls to £1.1bn as chancellor explores tax-raising options in autumn budget
‘Past mistakes must be avoided’: anxiety as Labour eyes public-private funding for NHS Decision on neighbourhood health centres expected in autumn but approach divides policy experts