The Chancellor insisted the Government does not want to make it harder for companies to hire temporary workers or students.

Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, GIC, refuses to invest in UK regulated utilities due to unpredictable regulations, raising concerns for Labour's economic strategy and the future of the UK's water ...

The protester who interrupted Rachel Reeves' speech at the Labour conference earlier today has said he was called a 'weasel' ...

The Labour donor and green energy tycoon Dale Vince has said he cares more about the plight of children than pensioners, ...

Reports about free tickets and clothing for senior Government figures provoked questions at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.

British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves is pledging not to return to an era of public spending cuts despite the dire state of ...

UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband committed to create new jobs for North Sea oil and gas workers on Monday as part of the ...

British ministers sought to reassure business leaders about upcoming changes in workers' rights. At Labour's annual ...

British finance minister Rachel Reeves has ruled out a return to economic austerity, aiming to lift the gloomy tone adopted ...

The FTSE 100 index closed up 29.72 points, or 0.4%, at 8,259.71. The FTSE 250 ended up 13.28 points, or 0.1%, at 20,8451.82, but the AIM All-Share closed down 1.30 points, 0.2%, at 744.32.

However, industry bodies also cautioned that the Labour Government must be careful not to ‘chill’ small business investment.