Steven Swinford

Government hopes president-elect will water down threat of blanket tariffs and fears a ‘protectionist’ approach could provoke Republicans and achieve little

Government hopes president-elect will water down threat of blanket tariffs and fears a ‘protectionist' approach could provoke Republicans and achieve little

Prime minister describes abuse by the Christian barrister John Smyth as ‘horrific’

In opposition Rachel Reeves won the backing of some of Britain’s most powerful executives, but her tax raid in the budget has led to dire warnings of trouble ahead

Frustrated business leaders say speed and scale of Rachel Reeves reforms will slow the economy

The Labour chancellor will use her first ­Mansion House speech to outline mergers inspired by Australia and Canada

Washington will be ‘less interested’ in a free trade deal if Britain moves into closer alignment with Brussels, according to one of the president-elect’s key advisers

Four million are projected to claim the benefit by 2029, up from 2.5 million in 2019

President Xi of China praised Sir Keir Starmer’s record, but voters back home are less convinced. The prime minister hopes his new goals can bring some focus

New figures show private sector activity fell to a 13-month low in November, which economists blame on Labour’s tax rises damaging confidence