China, UK step up services trade cooperation
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and United Kingdom Secretary of State for Business and Trade Peter Kyle co-chair…
Reeves’ energy bill crackdown prompts industry backlash
Saturday 28 March 2026 11:09 am Reeves is under pressure from retailers. (Image: Getty) Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ push…
UK to raise steel tariffs to 50 percent in new sector strategy this week – POLITICO
British officials have told both U.K. steel producers and downstream importers, who use steel in everything from construction…
Starmer allies turn against Blair over Iran critique – POLITICO
Starmer mirrored Blair’s “mission-led” approach on entering No.10 and hired a raft of former Blair operatives, including Jonathan…
Keir Starmer’s softly-softly approach ushers in new era of UK-China trade relations – POLITICO
Britain recently increased the amount the NHS pays for branded, pharmaceutical drugs, following heavy industry lobbying and following…
Britain’s finance and trade chiefs to join Keir Starmer’s China trip – POLITICO
“Technical obstacles have so far prevented us from realizing Stock Connect’s full potential,” Alder said in a speech in May last…
How the UK fell out of love with an AI bill – POLITICO
The government’s intention is to instead break any AI-related legislation up into smaller chunks. Nudification apps, for example, will be banned as part…
UK relaxed about Trump’s social media checks for tourists – POLITICO
“Every country takes very seriously the way that it protects its borders and makes sure that it has…
Digital ID’s fiercest opponents? Britain’s digital ID industry – POLITICO
Iain Corby, executive director of the Age Verification Providers’ Association, argued that giving a competitive market of multiple digital…
Britain prepares NHS drug spending hike to stave off Trump tariffs – POLITICO
A U.K. government spokesperson said: “The pharmaceutical sector and the innovative medicines it produces are critical to our…
UK students lack entrepreneurial drive, says Business Secretary
Britain does not have the same culture of “entrepreneurial drive” as the US, Business Secretary Peter Kyle has…
Trump lands in Britain’s ‘autumn of discontent’ – POLITICO
Starmer has brought in multiple officials who worked under former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair to try to…