Labour Party mood turns ‘pretty ugly’ after Shabana Mahmood and Yvette Cooper urge prime minister to set exit plan
But critics say prime minister is being too timid in his post-Brexit reset of relations with the EU
Data highlights the UK Treasury’s dependence on wealthy South East
Government has been locked in talks with Chinese group Jingye over lossmaking business
Prime minister faces intense pressure after more than 70 MPs call on him to quit following dire election results
Zack Polanski under scrutiny about his primary residence and also accused of misleading claims about career experience
Greater Manchester mayor is frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer if he can secure parliamentary seat
Catherine West’s leadership challenge comes as support for Angela Rayner softens among party’s soft left
Voters need hope, but so do his MPs — and he did not give them any
Keir Starmer’s party has less experience in ousting leaders than the Conservatives
As Nigel Farage targets national power, his policies are still tangled in ambiguity and impracticality
Prime minister’s future on the line as he prepares for crucial cabinet meeting amid party revolt
Fears growing that leadership contest could unleash chaos on already jittery bond markets
FRC wraps up outstanding investigation into 2018 collapse of construction group
Also in this newsletter: EU countries struggle to co-ordinate defence spending
A hyperactive reform programme is not enough to drive the urgent national mission of driving growth and investment
Your questions answered
The FT’s critics recommend the most compelling 2026 shows, from Henry Moore and Cecily Brown to Tracey Emin to Zurbarán
Collectors still can’t resist the all-American SUV
Our first-past-the-post electoral system cannot handle the new era of multi-party politics
Urban wineries are turning pockets of industrial London into hubs of creative fermentation, their playful, low-intervention releases winning fans far beyond the capital
Affordable rents, children playing, 20 saunas and 14 swimming pools — no wonder there’s a five-year waiting list
There is a way to reduce the risk of a run on gilts and decrease the cost of government borrowing
Britain’s prime minister seeks to win back support after Labour Party pummeled in local elections
Plan will ‘deliver long-term economic growth while boosting our already strong trade relationship’, says minister
Prime minister rewrites key address against backdrop of warnings he could face a leadership challenge
Prime minister needs to convince doubters he is not a bystander but is in control
The prime minister still sounds like an opposition leader
Decision draws criticism from some British Jews who called for invitation to be withdrawn
Prime minister aims to win back younger voters who deserted Labour in this week’s local elections
Catherine West says she has 10 backers as deputy leader Lucy Powell warns challengers not to provoke a contest
Some bemused Labour MPs say appointment is a curious response to Labour’s election drubbing
Plaid Cymru set to govern Senedd while SNP is poised to extend 19-year rule at Holyrood
Insurgents celebrate mayoral success in Hackney and Lewisham but fall short in large swaths of London
The wide electoral appeal that once propelled Boris Johnson to power continues to be dismantled by Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats
To mark this year’s fair, we invited four artists to show us the capital through their eyes. Plus: feminist photo collage, Thomas Duffield on father-son relations and an interview with The Photographer’s Gallery director
