Economic news and events

Penny Mordaunt was desperately battling for support from Tory MPs to prevent Rishi Sunak being installed as UK prime minister without a vote of the...

New flash estimates released on Monday showed the UK private sector output has fallen for the third straight month, fuelling speculation the UK is headed...

Cities have driven house price growth in the UK this year, leaving the suburbs lagging behind, according to research.

Since the start of the year,...

Tory MPs will choose who they want to be their new leader in the first stage of the race for No 10 after Boris Johnson...

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak were said to be locked in talks late into the evening on Saturday, as speculation mounted over whether the pair...

Rishi Sunak is believed to have become the first Conservative leadership candidate to secure the backing of 100 members of Parliament, shoring up sufficient support...

Moody's Investors Service on Friday changed the outlook on the UK government's ratings to negative.

Despite the lowered outlook, the credit ratings agency affirmed...

Boris Johnson has said he is "up for it" and will fly back to the UK from his Caribbean holiday to attempt an extraordinary comeback...

Penny Mordaunt has become the first candidate to throw her hat into the ring in the race to succeed Liz Truss as UK prime minister,...

The new UK prime minister will have to decide whether to go ahead with the planned Halloween statement setting out how the government intends to...