30 h. ago No country better placed than UK to strike tariff deal with Trump, business secretary claims

The business secretary said nowhere is better placed to negotiate a carve-out from Donald Trump’s tariffs than Britain

Economics

30 h. ago UK best placed country in world to strike deal to dodge Trump tariffs, business secretary claims: Live

Donald Trump to unveil sweeping tariffs on any country that ‘treats the US unfairly’ on Wednesday

Economics

3 d. ago Culture secretary Lisa Nandy faces being axed from the Cabinet as insiders claim she is not working hard enough

Ms Nandy's exit is expected as part of a pre-summer Government 'reboot' by Sir Keir Starmer, with embattled education secretary Bridget Phillipson also thought likely to move.

Politics

5 d. ago Starmer seeks deal with US to avoid trade war after Trump’s car tariff blow

The Prime Minister said he did not want a ‘trade war’ with the US but that all options remained on the table.

Economics

6 d. ago Trump news today: Press secretary claims Signal texts were not war plans and calls journalist ‘anti

President insists National Security Adviser Mike Waltz not at fault as White House attacks Atlantic editor added to group chat on Yemen airstrikes by mistake as ‘Trump-hater’

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8 d. ago Major DWP update on proposed changes to PIP for people who are new and existing claimants

The reforms announced by Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall last week shocked the millions of Brits claiming disability benefit – as the DWP moved to confirm details of proposed changes to PIP

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9 d. ago Starmer and Trump spoke about progress on economic deal on Sunday – No 10

The Prime Minister spoke with the US President about the agreement on Sunday night amid media reports a tax on tech giants could be cut.

Economics

9 d. ago Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson launches fraud probe into fake student loan claims

Ms Phillipson directed the Public Sector Fraud Authority to help co-ordinate the response to the allegations and support the investigations already under way.

Society

1 week ago Wes Streeting embroiled in row amid claims health secretary's allies were 'behind sexist briefings against Keir Starmer's top female ministers'

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is at the centre of an extra-ordinary row over alleged 'sexist' briefings against Sir Keir Starmer's top female ministers.

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2 w. ago Benefits crackdown ‘to save £5bn by 2030’, claims Liz Kendall as disability charities say cuts are ‘immoral’ – UK politics live

Work and pensions secretary says one in 10 people of working age are claiming sickness or disability benefitQ: Why have you changed your mind on this?Badenoch says she has not changed her mind. As a member of the government, she abided by collective responsibility. She says in government she regularly questioned the case for net zero.The person who’s been consistent in all this is me.I’m not going to pretend that I won’t have critics This is politics. Being a politician is about being criticised.What I’m asking people to do is listen to what I’m saying. I am not doing what all the other parties are doing. We are changing the way we do things.That’s not how it works. You can’t just pull [a date] out of the air. And what we did was pick a target and then start thinking of how to get there.We need to start thinking about it in a different way. How does this impact families? How is business going to help us deliver? And that’s what the policy commissions are going to do. Continue readin...

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2 w. ago Liz Kendall says benefits system ‘holding our country back’ and claims plan to crack down on it will save £5bn by 2030 – UK politics live

Work and pensions secretary says one in 10 people of working age are claiming sickness or disability benefitQ: Why have you changed your mind on this?Badenoch says she has not changed her mind. As a member of the government, she abided by collective responsibility. She says in government she regularly questioned the case for net zero.The person who’s been consistent in all this is me.I’m not going to pretend that I won’t have critics This is politics. Being a politician is about being criticised.What I’m asking people to do is listen to what I’m saying. I am not doing what all the other parties are doing. We are changing the way we do things.That’s not how it works. You can’t just pull [a date] out of the air. And what we did was pick a target and then start thinking of how to get there.We need to start thinking about it in a different way. How does this impact families? How is business going to help us deliver? And that’s what the policy commissions are going to do. Continue readin...

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2 w. ago Are seed oils bad for you? Nutrition scientists respond to RFK Jr’s ‘poison’ claim

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr claimed Americans are being ‘unknowingly poisoned’ by seed oils

Politics

2 w. ago Business Secretary pressed to secure US trade deal following Trump steel tariffs

Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith said it is a ‘colossal failure’ of the Government that the UK is not exempt from the tariffs.

Economics

2 w. ago Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds admits he was wrong to claim he was a solicitor

Labour cabinet minister, who has come under pressure over claims on his CV in recent weeks, says it was 'inadvertent error'

Politics

2 w. ago Moo point: RFK Jr praises beef tallow on Fox News show with burger and fries

Health secretary, under fire for his response to the measles outbreak, attacked seed oils in Sean Hannity interviewHealth Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr appeared with a cheeseburger and fries in a nationally televised interview on Fox News – a highly unusual move for a federal health official.The appearance, in which he endorsed the decision of burger chain Steak ‘N Shake to cook its fries in beef tallow, comes as the secretary has attacked seed oils and made claims about the measles vaccine that lack context. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Former defence secretary and chancellor Philip Hammond warns that Brits are not ready for war

The former Defence Secretary claimed the nation should hack back spending on benefits and pensioners to rebuilding its 'paltry' military and defence industry.

Events

3 w. ago Tariffs are ‘worth it’ even if they cause a recession, claims Commerce secretary

Howard Lutnick hails Trump’s tariffs as revenue generators. What he failed to mention is that American consumers pay the extra revenue

Economics

3 w. ago Trump’s Treasury Secretary claims cheap goods are ‘not the essence of the American Dream’

‘The American Dream is rooted in the concept that any citizen can achieve prosperity,’ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said

Politics

3 w. ago Trump is turning the media into a mouthpiece of the regime | Lawrence Douglas

As the White House handpicks members of the press pool, questions for the president amount to fluffy valentinesYou know we’re in trouble when Fox News emerges as the great defender of freedom of the press. But such was the case when Jacqui Heinrich, a senior political correspondent at Fox, responded to the news that Trump’s White House would now handpick the reporters who get to cover the president in small settings, with the post: “This move does not give the power back to the people – it gives power to the White House.” Heinrich was specifically responding to press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Orwellian claim that letting Donald Trump choose who would cover him was designed to restore power “back to the American people”.The fruits of the new policy were richly on display during the sickening scene that unfolded in the Oval Office last week. If the president and JD Vance’s disgraceful treatment of Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn’t bad enough, there was the unprecedented role that the “pre...

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3 w. ago Swinney ‘all over the place on defence’, claims Scottish Secretary Ian Murray

Ian Murray described the SNP leader John Swinney as ‘not credible’ in the House of Commons.

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