Fall in UK trade with EU should spur rewrite of post-Brexit rules, says IPPR

Thinktank’s report details decline in trading position and also calls for new strategy as Trump takes power in USA slump in trade with the EU should spur ministers to negotiate a fundamental rewrite of post-Brexit rules to more closely align the UK wit…

Waspi campaign accuses Starmer of misinformation over claim 90% of women knew pension age to rise – politics live

Activists say ombudsman’s findings ‘based on rigorous evidence 60% had no idea’ of changesScottish ministers are to set up a pilot project to test the automatic enrolment of young people on the electoral register, as part of a modernisation of Holyrood…

Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market

Europe-wide polling finds UK and EU leaders now out of step with public opinion and pursue ‘ambitious reset’A majority of Britons who voted to leave the EU would now accept a return to free movement in exchange for access to the single market, accordin…

Ministers urged to cut ties with P&O Ferries owner over links to Russia

The government is facing calls to cease trading with DP World because of its partnership with Putin’s northern sea route Ministers are facing calls to review the UK’s financial ties to the multinational logistics company DP World over its business deal…

‘Trump-proof’ European security by setting up ‘Nato bank’, thinktanks urge

UK and German experts also urge leaders to actively consider measures to protect Ukraine if ex-US president is re-elected Europe, the UK and Ukraine urgently need to “Trump-proof” their collective security by setting up a “Nato bank” to aid defence spe…

UK must stop being naive over resetting relations with EU, thinktank says

European Centre for International Political Economy outlines a plan to bring the two sides closerThe UK must stop being “naive” about negotiations to reset relations with the EU and show more flexibility in its approach to Brussels, a trade policy thin…

Tory government ‘worst in postwar era’, claims expert study – live

Sir Anthony Seldon leads analysis that concludes that equality, growth and the UK’s standing in the world have all declined since 2010• Sign up to our Election Edition daily newsletterAnd here are some of the best pictures from yesterday’s campaigning….

Poor investment in UK regional cities curbed economic growth, report finds

Standards of living lag behind G7 countries US, France and Germany, as 50th summit approachesA failure to invest in the UK’s main regional cities has held back economic growth and meant standards of living lag behind the US, France and Germany, accordi…

Europas Rechte hält Trump die Treue

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Central banks ‘risk tipping UK and other developed countries into recession’

Stance on inflation poses threat to ‘soft landing’ forecast for global economy, says OECDBusiness live – latest updatesContinued tough action by central banks to tackle stubborn inflation risks tipping Britain and other developed countries into recessi…