UK’s economy on a tightrope amid Middle East turmoil

Britain could be set to return to recession this year, according to some predictions, as rising unemployment, high taxes and massive instability caused by the war in Iran, drive higher inflation and suppress business confidence. For Sir Keir Starmer’s administration, the narrative

Streeting turns up the heat on Reform over NHS policy

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has launched a fresh attack on Reform, accusing Nigel Farage’s Party of challenging the ideological foundations of NHS by wanting to introduce a social insurance-based model to fund the health service. Speaking at the Institute for Public Policy