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Germany and Brazil Sign 13 Cooperation Deals as EU-Mercosur Nears Start

Germany signals a tilt toward new partners to cut reliance on the U.S. and China.

Reeves to Deliver Low-Key Spring Statement on Tuesday as OBR Releases Fresh Forecasts

ONS Says UK Youth NEETs Rise to 957,000 in Late 2025

Reeves Sets Low-Key Spring Statement for 3 March as OBR Forecasts Arrive Without a Fiscal-Rules Verdict

Merz Ends China Visit With Modest Deals After Pressing Xi on Trade and Ukraine

Merz Begins Gulf Tour to Secure Energy and Defense Partnerships

Police Review Mandelson Allegations as Starmer Opens EU ‘Brexit Reset’ Talks

Ex-OBR Chair Apologizes for Leak, Says Reeves’ Fiscal Rules Are Too Loose

Merz Sets 2026 Agenda With Call for European Self-Reliance and Defense Buildup

Reeves Orders Treasury Leak Inquiry, Denies Authorising Pre‑Budget Briefings

Martin Lewis Clarifies Reeves’ State Pension Tax Pledge, Warns of Unfairness for Those With Any Extra Income

Merz Claims 50% Drop in Asylum Seekers as EU Backs Tougher Rules

Reeves Questioned Over ‘British Girls’ Under-14 Champion’ Claim

German Industry Body Warns of Deepest Postwar Crisis as Output Falls for Fourth Year

Rachel Reeves Accused of Hiding £1.3 Trillion Borrowing in Budget

German Chancellor Merz Criticized After Saying He Found No 'Decent Bread' in Luanda

Labour Support In London Slumps To Joint Low As Reform UK Overtakes Conservatives In New Poll

Germany Stands by Merz’s Belém Comment as Lula Sets G20 Meeting

UK Pump Prices Climb to Seven–Eight‑Month Highs as Fuel Duty Decision Looms

Fuller’s Chief Rebukes Chancellor Over Growth Plan as Budget Looms