The prime minister’s office said the two leaders agreed to meet soon and discussed trade, the economy and the Middle East.

ANALYSIS: Prime Minister visibly irritated as Tory leader accuses him of 'vandalising' education in hard-hitting PMQs attack

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the killing of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class must lead to “fundamental change” in how the British state protects citizens.

Starmer’s poor political instincts are often explained by his background in the law and the Crown Prosecution Service. The same is said of Rachel Reeves and the Bank of England. But this argument does not quite work because Tony Blair, far and away the most formidable British politician this century, was likewise a lawyer.

England’s two infrastructure watchdogs will merge at the start of April, prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed.

The Treasury has ordered departments to find efficiency savings of 5% but it is feared that the rising cost of borrowing could mean cuts go even deeper. Ms Reeves has said she is determined to get borrowing down and also to avoid further tax hikes, suggesting cuts may be the only option left in order to balance the books.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Tuesday to "leave no stone unturned" to uncover failings in preventing the killings of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event, saying an inquiry could lead to a change in terrorism laws.

Michael Saunders, a former member of the BoE's monetary policy committee which sets interest rates, said the latest inflation figure would be "some help" in trying to ease some of the worries over the UK economy - more on that in our next post.

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash after Tulip Siddiq's resignation and inflation fall - PM faces questions over Tulip Siddiq’s resignation as Treasury minister

In a post on X, leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch welcomed Keir Starmer's announcement of a public inquiry - but said "Labour must not use it to hide behind their own failings". "There remain serious questions about the transparency of government information at the time of the unrest that followed these horrific killings," Badenoch wrote.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he wanted to make the UK an artificial intelligence "superpower", promising to take a pro-innovation approach to regulation, make public data available to researchers and create zones for data centres.

Keir Starmer will give an emergency address to ... with gatherings anticipated in 41 of the 43 police force areas in England and Wales. Shops boarded up their windows to prevent windows being ...