• March 21 2022
  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

  Zaghari-Ratcliffe criticises UK for taking so long to secure her release

  British-Iranian dual national says it should not have taken five foreign secretaries to free her from detention in Tehran

  2 hours ago

  
• March 21 2022
  UK foreign policy

  UK whistleblower alleges Boris Johnson personally authorised Afghan animal charity airlift

  Senior civil servant claims the prime minister’s decision went against the judgment of officials

  4 hours ago

  
• March 21 2022
  Kremlin behind hoax calls to two UK cabinet ministers, says Downing Street

  Officials fear Moscow might release doctored recordings of conversations for propaganda purposes

  
• March 21 2022
  National Health Service

  GPs warn about patient safety as they tackle care backlog in UK

  Professional body calls for ministers to back amendment that would see independent assessment of staffing every 2 years

  
• March 20 2022
  Spring Statement

  Sunak resists rise in defence spending despite war in Ukraine

  Chancellor warns ministers that days of higher UK public spending are over

  
• March 20 2022
  Martin Wolf

  Rishi Sunak has short-term challenges, but he should also look further ahead

  The chancellor must not ignore opportunities for lasting reform

  
• March 20 2022
  UK business & economy

  Sunak sparks union anger over treatment of P&O’s owner

  Chancellor signals DP World will be allowed to invest in UK freeports despite mass firing of ferry staff

  
• March 20 2022
  The FT ViewThe editorial board

  How to ease Britain’s cost of living crisis

  Rishi Sunak will have to dole out fiscal largesse again in his spring statement

  
• March 20 2022
  ExplainerSpring Statement

  Five things to look for in UK chancellor’s Spring Statement

  Improved public finances put pressure on Rishi Sunak to ease cost of living crisis

  
• March 20 2022
  Johnson faces backlash after comparing Ukraine war to Brexit vote

  Conference speech reinforces view that PM is a populist determined to keep scoring points against EU

  
• March 19 2022
  Payne's Politics podcast35 min listen

  Nazanin returns and Spring Statement preview

  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe returned to the UK, bringing a spot of good news in an otherwise turbulent political week

  
• March 18 2022
  News in-depthUK immigration

  Britons rally to support Ukrainian refugees as sponsorship scheme launches 

  Communities flock to open their homes to those fleeing the war, but warn of difficulties over red tape

  
• March 18 2022
  UK immigration

  Johnson faces Commons rebellion over UK borders bill

  Tory MPs back amendment to allow asylum seekers to work while their application is pending

  
• March 18 2022
  Person in the News

  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: a political hostage in Iran finally returns home

  As the charity worker is reunited with her family, there are questions over why it took Britain so long to secure her freedom

  
• March 18 2022
  Sunak pledges tax cuts to ease UK cost-of-living squeeze

  Chancellor aims to ‘make a difference where we can’ in Spring Statement

  
• March 18 2022
  DP World Ltd

  DP World risks UK reputational damage with P&O sackings

  London unlikely to reprimand Dubai-based group that has invested huge sums in Britain

  
• March 18 2022
  UK energy

  Shell resubmits plan to UK regulator for large North Sea gasfield

  Move comes as government looks to secure more domestic hydrocarbon production in wake of Ukraine war

  
• March 18 2022
  ExplainerP&O European Ferries

  P&O Ferries scandal: was sacking 800 staff legal?

  Move to replace UK-based crew has led to outrage and request for Insolvency Service to investigate

  
• March 18 2022
  Patience Wheatcroft

  Rishi Sunak could choose to be honest with voters — but he won’t

  The spring statement should be frank about the impossibility of meeting all the current demands without additional pain

  
• March 18 2022
  Stephen Bush

  What would a good immigration policy look like?

  While all border policies are unhappy in their own way, they aren’t all equally misery-inducing or economically harmful

  
• March 18 2022
  Media

  UK watchdog revokes Russia Today’s broadcast licence

  Ofcom imposes ban after probe into ‘impartiality breaches’ at Russian state-backed TV channel

  
• March 18 2022
  Ehsan Khandouzi

  Iran’s finance minister: we need to change the course of our fiscal policy

  The current negotiations in Vienna could lead to positive economic outcomes for our country

  
• March 18 2022
  UK economic growth

  Sunak warns UK faces £70bn hit from EU ban on Russia oil and gas

  Chancellor tells cabinet colleagues an immediate embargo would tip Europe into recession

  
• March 18 2022
  UK trade

  UK has failed to demonstrate benefit of post-Brexit trade deals, MPs warn

  Public accounts committee urges ministers to consult more with parliament, industry and special industry groups

  
• March 17 2022
  Johnson ‘broke promise’ over crackdown on MPs’ second jobs

  Downing Street says placing a time limit on work outside parliament is ‘impractical’