Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. If Brexit ought to have taught the UK one thing, it was that once people no longer feel the system is working for them they will be open to radical — even self-harming — alternatives. … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The City watchdog has dismissed Conservative requests for a market abuse probe into Rachel Reeves over claims the UK chancellor gave misleading information about the public finances ahead of last week’s Budget. Nikhil Rathi, head … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised the operation that resulted in the fatal poisoning of a British citizen with novichok nerve agent in Salisbury in 2018, a UK public inquiry found on Thursday. The … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The chief executive of AJ Bell said that pre-Budget uncertainty prompted large withdrawals from pensions and labelled certain changes to the Isa regime as “absolutely bonkers”. Michael Summersgill told the Financial Times that even though … Read more
Elon Musk’s $1tn incentive plan supercharges a long history of rewards driving up executive pay
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Jared Kushner, left, with Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff before their meeting at the Kremlin on Tuesday © Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner … Read more
UK universities are shutting out applicants from Pakistan and Bangladesh because of concerns over visa abuse and tougher Home Office rules. At least nine higher education institutions have restricted recruitment from “high risk” countries as they face increased pressure to ensure they are enrolling genuine students. It follows a surge of asylum claims from international … Read more
Proposal marks a last-ditch attempt to keep Ukraine solvent using Moscow’s immobilised wealth
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK received a £9mn donation from businessman Christopher Harborne in August, pushing the party’s fundraising far ahead of both Labour and the Conservatives. The money is the biggest single donation to a … Read more