Appointment comes ahead of international investment summit
Labour meets manifesto pledge to release package within 100 days of taking office but leaves big decisions for later
Tensions between the priorities of working people and progressive supporters are now complicated by the Treasury
Government softens proposal for day one protection from unfair dismissal as it sets out flagship package
Ministers braced for union backlash after accepting case for letting companies keep employees on probation for up to 9 months
UK chancellor will submit proposals to independent watchdog on Wednesday
Louise Haigh says ‘it would never have made sense’ for controversial project to end in London suburbs
Previous governments have attempted the Whitehall silo-busting needed by Labour to achieve its five big aims
Regulatory Innovation Office will take innovation ‘by scruff of neck’, says science secretary Peter Kyle
Members would participate in pooled plans and be offered target returns, but payouts are not fixed
Ousting of Sue Gray as chief of staff comes as UK prime minister nears 100 days in power
Sue Gray’s departure and reset shows PM is quick to adapt, but also suggests he may lack focus
Trade lobby groups warn that proposals for regional pricing risk ‘deindustrialisation’ and higher costs
Companies freeze recruitment, awaiting clarity on tax, business and employment policy
Controversial aide to prime minister will take new job as envoy for UK nations and regions
FT exclusive: Chancellor seeks to reassure investors that ‘guardrails’ will be placed around extra borrowing for investment
Conservative leadership hopefuls attack Labour and clash over decision, though there is a historical irony in all this
UK chancellor vows to avoid Jeremy Hunt’s ‘mistakes’ and stokes optimism that spending could surpass manifesto
Industry calls for tax cuts to boost market in open letter to chancellor Rachel Reeves
UK ministers make contingency plans to fund £20bn-plus power plant
Rachel Reeves is looking at loosening fiscal rules to allow her to increase borrowing to pay for investment
Government officials said no decision had been made but Reeves would not press ahead with policy that did not raise any money
Home Office assessments come as new Labour government presses ahead with curbs on immigration
Working in Number 10 can feel like being a guerrilla movement trying to cajole, deceive and plead a way through the Whitehall jungle
Prime minister and senior allies’ acceptance of gifts carries political risk for Labour
