Economic news and events

Keir Starmer has announced NHS England will be abolished to ‘cut bureaucracy’ and bring management of the health service ‘back into democratic control’.

The UK prime...

Care providers must prove they have tried to recruit a worker already in England before attempting to hire someone from overseas, under rules coming into...

Donald Trump has backed Irish premier Micheal Martin to solve Ireland’s housing crisis.

During his Oval Office meeting with the taoiseach, the US president said the...

The UK has expelled a Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in response to an ‘increasingly aggressive and co-ordinated campaign of harassment’ against British officials...

Irish premier Micheal Martin has arrived at the West Wing of the White House for a bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump.

Trump greeted Martin...

British manufacturers have said Donald Trump’s fresh trade tariffs on metals will create ‘severe problems’ and are a ‘big concern’.

Liam Bates, president of long products...

Irish premier Micheal Martin has been greeted by JD Vance at the US vice president’s residence to kick off a day of engagements to mark...

Keir Starmer has said the UK would keep open the option of retaliatory measures after Donald Trump hit steel and aluminium imports with 25% tariffs.

Jobs...

New post-Brexit labelling rules could see ‘gaps on shelves’ in Northern Ireland by July, a Westminster committee has heard.

Business representatives told the Northern Ireland Affairs...

Keir Starmer hailed Ukraine’s backing for American ceasefire proposals as a ‘remarkable breakthrough’ as the Defence Secretary heads to Paris for talks to cement European...