Starmer and Rayner head to south-east England to promote the government’s plans for new towns

Britain’s economy unexpectedly picked up in the final three months of 2024, official figures have shown, easing pressure on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, after flatlining during the summer. Richard Partington has the story.

cGood morning. At PMQs yesterday Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, said that 80 years ago “British, Canadian and American soldiers were fighting shoulder to shoulder to defeat fascists” but that President Trump “seems to have forgotten all that” as he takes foreign policy decision.