• May 27 2025
  UK foreign policy

  UK defends trade envoy’s trip to Israel even after suspending talks

  Ian Austin was pictured on a trip to Haifa a week after foreign secretary criticised the ‘abominable’ situation in Gaza

  
• May 27 2025
  UK bioethanol factories face closure after Trump trade deal

  British state support needed to prevent loss of production facilities after tariff changes, industry warns

  
• May 26 2025
  Martin Wolf

  The UK’s trade performance remains dire

  Deals struck recently with the US, EU and India will not make a significant difference to Britain’s parlous position

  
• May 24 2025
  The Weekend Essay

  Britain and Europe are moving beyond Brexit. Now for the real trade-offs

  This week’s ‘reset’ deal is a welcome return to pragmatism. But both sides must go further in facing up to the new world order

  
• May 22 2025
  UK economy

  UK consumer confidence improves due to better economic sentiment

  Survey suggests British households may be regaining some willingness to spend

  
• May 20 2025
  Israel-Hamas war

  UK and EU ratchet up pressure on Israel over Gaza offensive

  International criticism of the military campaign in the Palestinian enclave increases

  
• May 20 2025
  UK services trade data ‘of limited value’ says statistics regulator

  Review finds that monthly Office for National Statistics figures are often subject to large revisions

  
• May 20 2025
  Brexit

  How the UK and EU thrashed out a post-Brexit reset in relations

  Keir Starmer’s big concession on fishing came as bloc offered better trade terms for British food exporters

  
• May 19 2025
  Brexit

  UK and EU agree post-Brexit reset at showpiece summit

  Starmer accused of ‘surrender’ by the Tories after finalising new arrangements on fisheries and agriculture

  
• May 19 2025
  News in-depthBrexit

  What the post-Brexit reset deal means for the UK

  Agreement spans food, fishing, defence and youth mobility, but much remains to be finalised

  
• May 19 2025
  The FT ViewThe editorial board

  A first step towards rebuilding UK-EU ties

  Hard-fought reset lays bare the realities of the post-Brexit relationship

  
• May 19 2025
  Brexit

  UK and EU locked in intense talks over key terms of post-Brexit reset

  Defence and security pact to be announced on Monday, but haggling over details of revamped relationship continues

  
• May 19 2025
  Europe Express

  Why the post-Brexit ‘reset’ faces a reality check at EU-UK summit Premium content

  Also in this newsletter: European leaders rush to influence Trump ahead of his call with Putin

  
• May 18 2025
  Martin Sandbu

  Why post-Brexit Britain will always remain a supplicant to Europe

  Resets with the EU may improve relations, but they will never give the country the equal standing of a member state

  
• May 18 2025
  Brexit

  EU certificates deal could boost key UK exports by a quarter, study finds

  London has pushed for so-called conformity assessment, but Brussels has rejected the idea

  
• May 15 2025
  Unhedged Podcast22 min listen

  The UK’s trade deal

  What exactly did Donald Trump and Keir Starmer agree?

  
• May 15 2025
  News in-depthUK economy

  GDP surge gives Reeves only brief respite from economic challenge

  Better than expected figures could still leave chancellor needing to raise taxes or cut spending in autumn, analysts say

  
• May 15 2025
  Lower US tariffs on UK exports unlikely to take effect for weeks, say British officials

  Companies complain of uncertainty around trade deal and plan to reduce levies on metals and cars

  
• May 15 2025
  Trump tariffs

  WTO chief warns US bilateral tariff deals could put trade principle at risk

  Comments from Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala highlight concern that pacts may undermine ‘most favoured nation’ equality concept

  
• May 14 2025
  Brexit

  Plans to reset UK-EU relations hit trouble over fishing rights and youth mobility

  Member states reject Brussels’ latest efforts to bridge gaps between the two sides

  
• May 13 2025
  Chinese trade

  China criticises UK trade deal with US

  Security conditions in pact agreed by Trump and Starmer seen as targeting Beijing

  
• May 13 2025
  US targets Britain’s pork, poultry and seafood markets

  Agricultural sectors are ‘front of the line’ in ongoing trade talks, says Trump’s agriculture secretary

  
• May 13 2025
  Automobiles

  US Bentley buyers delaying purchases after UK trade deal, boss warns

  Unanswered questions are making it ‘super hard’ to operate, Walliser tells FT auto summit

  
• May 9 2025
  The unanswered questions over Trump’s trade deal with Britain

  Pact lacks clarity in many crucial areas, say trade experts and industry bodies

  
• May 9 2025
  US-UK trade deal squeezes China supply chains

  Diplomats say pact’s provisions on strategic sectors is template for Washington