Bloomberg Politics

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will set out details for how he plans to fund proposed reforms of care for the elderly in his Labour Party conference speech on Tuesday.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood hinted that the government is rethinking some of the most controversial elements of her immigration reforms, as Prime Minister Andy Burnham attempts to defuse simmering tensions over the plans within his party.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s policy prescriptions were familiar: establishing health care for all, abolishing ICE, and banning data centers.

President Donald Trump criticized the release on bail of five men held over an alleged terror plot against a Royal Air Force base used by the US for strikes against Iran, as British police continue to investigate foreign links to the incident.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government is looking at ways to curb soaring UK spending on benefits, including tighter welfare eligibility rules for young people, potentially reopening a debate that sped the downfall of his predecessor.

Andy Burnham has shown little patience for one of Britain’s oldest political traditions: debating whether the prime minister will call an early election.

US President Donald Trump said a company owned by India’s Essar Group will build a $15 billion steel plant in Iowa, a crucial midterm battleground state where voter dissatisfaction over the economy has hurt Republicans.

Ecuador’s bonds extended losses as President Daniel Noboa made an unexpected change to the leadership of the finance ministry.

Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will hold bilateral meetings with his US counterpart during a visit this week as the two sides seek to finalize an interim trade deal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered local Metro Cash and Carry units placed under temporary administration while also allowing Western Union to sell its assets in the country, the latest in a series of Kremlin moves to assert control over foreign businesses.

China has given its strongest signal yet that it will move with greater urgency to counter a deepening slowdown, as the government promised to introduce new measures to support the economy and study policies to stabilize the reeling property market.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tapped David Zervos, a longtime market and policy analyst at investment bank Jefferies, as an adviser with an unspecified role.

Ukraine sees no positive signs that there could be a ceasefire covering grain exports via the Black Sea in the coming months, as strikes in the region have drastically cut the country’s ability to export products vital to global supplies.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey speaks about the artificial intelligence boom and its impact on the economy, calling the technology "the greatest innovation of our time." Addressing the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Healey adds: "We will make sure that Britain wins in this AI revolution." (Source: Bloomberg)

"The prime minister and I are united in meeting the fiscal rules," UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey says in his address to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. He adds that fiscal discipline will be at the center of the budget he will deliver in late October, which marks a high-stakes moment for both Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham. (Source: Bloomberg)

Germany’s state governments are considering changing voting rules to prevent the country’s far-right party from blocking decisions if it takes control in an eastern state where it now dominates.

The president is taking a systematic approach to transform America’s electoral system.

France faces a day of strikes on Tuesday as unions call on civil servants to put pressure on the government before it presents its 2027 budget bill later this week.

The European Union is poised to remove Vietnam and Panama from its list of tax havens when EU finance ministers meet in Luxembourg next month.

The UK was closely monitoring increased threats to a British airbase used in US strikes against Iran before an attempted attack was foiled on Sunday, people familiar with the matter said, adding that authorities had tightened security at the site.