Why is the prime minister spending so much of his time making decisions he doesn’t like? It’s not paying off with voters.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK economy is starting to turn around as he sought to reset his government’s relationship with business after a torrid first six months in power for Labour.

Keir Starmer was in Bloomberg HQ in London this morning for a meeting with CEOs and the press to trumpet his government’s new mantra: “Growth, growth, growth.” (Would it even be a Labour slogan if they didn’t repeat it three times?

Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its chief political commentator.

Keir Starmer has insisted that the economy is 'beginning to turn around', and that growth remains his government's number one priority at a meeting with senior executives this morning.

Sir Keir Starmer has claimed Britain's economy is "starting to turn around" - in the face of growing fears that the UK is teetering on the brink of recession once again. Speaking to Bloomberg after a meeting with business bosses in the City today,

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump discussed trade in their first conversation since Trump re-entered the White House. They also agreed to “meet soon.”

President Donald Trump praised UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for doing a “very good job” during his first months in office and said they would talk by phone soon.

The UK government expects Peter Mandelson, a Labour Party veteran and trade specialist, to be confirmed as ambassador to the US, ending a period of uncertainty amid doubts that President Donald Trump might block the appointment.

With Trump calling the Prime Minister "a very good person", how hopeful can the UK be of a strong relationship with the new White House? This after Trump threatened sweeping tariffs on Latin American ally Colombia at the weekend and won compliance on migrant deportations within hours.

The UK is considering making households who only use streaming services such as Netflix and Disney pay the BBC license fee, as part of plans to modernize the way it funds the public-service broadcaster.

He added he was “hard-wiring growth into all the decisions of the Cabinet”. He said: “What Rachel and I have done is to make it clear to each of our Cabinet colleagues that