A group of pro-growth Labour MPs is urging the UK government to raise the pay and number of political advisers, in a bid to attract more experts to Whitehall who can help ministers overhaul the state.

The call comes after sources at No 10 say the government is prepared to retaliate against US tariffs if needed.

Commitment to foreign aid has been one of the most constant features of Labour internationalism since the 1960s. Despite the tired refrain that social democracy lacks a foreign policy, this commitment ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held “productive” discussions about “an economic prosperity deal” on a call with US President Donald Trump Sunday evening ahead of a crunch week in which the government ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held “productive” discussions about “an economic prosperity deal” on a call with US President ...