A clear majority of economists polled by Reuters are concerned about the quality of official British economic data, the ...

Treasury officials are probing several suspected breaches of sanctions against Iran by British firms and individuals ...

F-35s are part of an international defence programme which produces and maintains the fighter jets, with the UK contributing ...

Alongside this, the government thinks employers are too reliant on migrant labour, and universities on international students. It wants them to focus more on developing the UK workforce.

The UK government generally spends more than it raises in tax. To fill this gap it borrows money, but that has to be paid back - with interest. The government gets most of its income from taxes ...

The government argues there is a need to move away from the reliance on migrant workers in the UK’s adult social care sector. It has announced the closure of a visa route to new applications.