Plans to cut £5bn from Britain’s spiralling benefits bill lie in tatters after a week-long Labour rebellion, culminating in a last-minute climbdown by Starmer which ripped the heart out of what was ...

Committee probes UK Statistics Authority’s role in overseeing Sir Ian Diamond, who resigned as national statistician in May ...

The government’s £2.5bn welfare U-turn, intended to avert a massive backbench rebellion, followed Reeves’ grudging decision to rewrite her plan to cut winter fuel payment to pensioners, costing her an ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s government has gutted its welfare reform legislation hours before a crunch vote, in a U-turn that means ...

Rules aimed at tightening regime will at first make provision for temporary shortages in non-graduate occupations ...

Bank consolidation is expected to continue as financial institutions seek ways to contend with pressure from investors to boost profits, especially with high interest rates that make it tough to grow ...

Santander has agreed to buy British high street lender TSB for £2.65bn, in a move that underlines the Spanish lender’s commitment to its UK retail business just months after it entertained bids for ...

The US Senate has voted down a proposed 10-year ban on states regulating artificial intelligence models, ending a controversial plan supported by Big Tech companies. Senators voted by a margin of 99 ...

To operate legally and securely, fintechs need the banks’ regulated back-end infrastructure and compliance experience. Conversely, banks need access to the fintechs’ leading-edge digital innovations ...

When a potential customer shops for a bank, they may visit a website or stop by a branch looking for information about how its offerings can help them manage their money when it is at rest in a ...

Donald Trump’s landmark tax and spending legislation moved a step closer to becoming law on Tuesday after the US Senate ended days of haggling and narrowly passed the so-called big, beautiful bill.

Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world It was only a matter of time before Donald Trump’s war on what we used to know as the global economy spilled over ...