Wes Streeting: the confident performer with a mixed record of reform
The health secretary’s ambition to succeed Keir Starmer is well known, but his time overseeing the NHS has proved trickier than expected
Revolut wins UK approval to offer more complex financial products
Europe’s largest fintech is looking to expand its appeal among wealthy customers
UK economy grew 0.6% in first quarter despite Middle East energy crisis
Expansion picks up after a lacklustre second half last year
3i shares tumble after sales growth slows at discount retailer Action
UK private equity group has become heavily reliant on the Dutch chain to power its returns
Starmer’s fate hinges on individual acts of nerve
MPs are divided on timing of contest as Angela Rayner joins group of potential challengers
War disruption grows and data centres go to space
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
UK navy says vessel seized off UAE coast and heading for Iran
Ship anchored north-east of Fujairah outside Strait of Hormuz taken by ‘unauthorised personnel’
UK landlord Landsec says occupancy levels at 20-year high
FTSE 100 group posts stronger than expected growth in rental income
Spire Healthcare shares soar on £1bn takeover offer
Activist investor Toscafund offers £2.50 a share for UK’s largest private hospital operator
Rayner says she has been cleared over tax affairs
Development opens door for former deputy PM’s potential entry into a contest to topple Keir Starmer
Burberry returns to profit as turnaround gains ground
Luxury group warns on effect of Iran war on some regional sales
Russia pummels Ukraine with missiles and drones as ceasefire collapses
Bombardment by more than 1,400 drones and 56 missiles over 24 hours is one of war’s largest aerial attacks
UK first-quarter GDP gives BoE no urgency to cut rates
Stronger headline growth and deflator figures suggest rate setters’ main concern should be price growth not activity
Swap lines are geopolitical infrastructure
The Great Game 3.0
Xi tells Nvidia, Tesla and Apple CEOs that China will ‘open wider’
US business leaders praise ‘great importance’ of Chinese market on visit to Beijing alongside Donald Trump
Four scenarios for a Labour leadership war
Under Labour rules, someone seeking the party leadership needs the nominations of at least 81 MPs
Angela Rayner says she has been cleared over tax affairs
News opens way for former deputy PM to potentially enter a contest to topple Keir Starmer
US-China relations depend on Taiwan, Xi warns Trump
Chinese president tells US counterpart there are ‘no winners’ in trade war
What Xi and Trump want from their Beijing summit
Chinese and US leaders to discuss trade, technology, Iran and Taiwan
Starmer prepares to fight leadership bid by Streeting
Health secretary expected to resign while former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner says HMRC has cleared her over tax case
Honda slumps to first annual loss since going public in 1950s
Japan’s second-biggest carmaker absorbs about $10bn in charges following disastrous EV push
Mortgage refixing, longer lags and eggs
Plus, US oil producers aren’t drilling
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