The government’s proposed UK-EU SPS agreement could reshape British farming for years to come, but concerns remain that rapid regulatory alignment with the EU risks damaging UK growers, productivity, and long-term investment

UK households are still feeling the squeeze, and the weekly shop remains one of their biggest pressure points. With economic headwinds set to persist, that strain is unlikely to ease soon.

The publication of the Defence Committee’s report on Aukus – the trilateral partnership between Australia, the UK and the US – confirmed what many in the defence community have long known: the strategic rationale remains unassailable.

Anyone following the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) would be forgiven for thinking that, if PAC is scrutinising something, it has gone wrong or is in danger of doing so.

Professors William Powrie, Chris Rogers and Liz Varga on behalf of the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) address the challenge of keeping our infrastructure systems operational by distinguishing between the consequences of maintenance, repair, refurbishment and renewal, and between the cost, value and investment involved.

Unlocking private investment will be critical to delivering the UK’s infrastructure ambitions and driving regional growth. From de-risking projects to reforming funding models, the challenge now is turning political intent into investor confidence.

The UK’s prosperity has always depended on the sea.

The Port of Dover is driving smart, seamless and sustainable trade and is primed to be a flagship for the UK on the world stage

The latest business survey from the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) exposes a sector facing unprecedented pressure, with soaring energy, raw material and trade related costs pushing many UK chemical businesses to the brink. Already contending with long standing competitive disadvantages at home, the industry is now being hit by global instability and sharply rising input prices, deepening concerns over further site closures, lost investment and the long term viability of one of Britain’s most strategically important manufacturing sectors.

Too many take glass for granted. However, it has been a key industry in my constituency for centuries, providing jobs and income and, just as importantly, pride in producing world-class glass bottles and containers that went all around the world, and continue to do so.

The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) think tank has called for the government to scrap the "unaffordable" triple lock on state pensions.

The UK is still reeling from the worst sustained increase in inflation since the 1970s, with the government realising the need to act on the cost of living even before the most recent conflict in the Middle East began

A new wave of offshore wind investment promises jobs and industrial growth for the North East’s rapidly growing clean energy sector

The call from a handful of Labour ministers, peers and backbenchers to fund higher defence spending via welfare cuts ignores the purpose of our social security system.

New analysis from the Mineral Products Association shows the tax burden on essential minerals producers has significantly increased, but has the weight become too much to bear?

A Labour backbencher has called for the pension triple lock to be reformed to help fund a rise in defence spending.

Who does Thames Water serve? It should be an easy question to answer: the public (or at least the 16 million people in England who rely on it for their water services).

A nature recovery plan would be hugely popular – and would even unite the public

Fuel and energy are not the only essentials impacted by the Iran war, with experts warning that grocery prices could rise sharply in the next 12 months.

What would Burnham’s Britain look like? Ros Taylor explores the Manchester mayor’s governing philosophy – derided by some as more a vibe than a replicable political model, but celebrated by others as key to the city’s recent success

Global instability has exposed the fragility of the UK’s supply chains and the urgent need for a more resilient industrial base. Innovation‑led onshoring, alongside friendshoring with trusted partners, offers a pragmatic route forward.

Ed Davey has called for the government to reduce public transport fares to protect people from cost-of-living pressures triggered by the Iran war.

Keir Starmer has warned that attempts to resume the vital flow of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz "will not be easy" in a Downing Street statement on the Iran war.