Angela Rayner calls for Andy Burnham’s return as she accuses Starmer of ‘crony culture’
Former deputy prime minister says that Labour ‘needs to change’ in first remarks since local elections defeat
Qatari gas shipment clears Strait of Hormuz after Pakistan-Iran talks
Tanker carrying LNG from Qatar throws energy lifeline to Islamabad
Is this Starmer’s last chance to turn words into change?
The prime minister needs to convince doubters that he is not a bystander but someone who is in control
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship begins evacuating passengers in Tenerife
Governments will implement repatriation and quarantine procedures for people leaving MV Hondius
Trump’s war has given China an economic opening
Beijing could turn instability in the Middle East into a strategic gain
Organisers of antisemitism march defend move to invite Farage
Decision draws criticism from some British Jews who called for invitation to be withdrawn
Starmer faces fight for survival as calls to resign escalate
Prime minister aims to win back younger voters who deserted Labour in this week’s local elections
Iran war could prompt Federal Reserve to raise rates, Pimco says
Bond giant and Franklin Templeton warn in interviews with FT against cuts in borrowing costs
A Keynesian solution to global imbalances
Economists have been proposing fixes to structural problems created by an international reserve currency since the 1940s
How much is the Iran war affecting US inflation?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
How top Wall Street law firms became a pipeline for insider trading
Deal advice has evolved into a huge legal business but leaves firms vulnerable to misuse of confidential information
‘It’s shameful’: New York’s elite lash out at Mamdani’s second-home tax
The city’s wealthy property owners say they are sick of being vilified
Opus Dei’s opaque influence on US campus politics
Think-tank network that has prospered under Donald Trump has close operational ties to secretive Catholic group
Tank maker KNDS pushes Berlin to decide on taking stake before IPO
German family shareholders want to press ahead with listing of Paris-backed group at €15bn-€20bn valuation
Arsenal fans face 10-fold rise in Champions League final flight and hotel costs
Premier League club to face Paris Saint-Germain on May 30 in Budapest
Saudi Aramco profits rise as oil price surge and pipeline offset Iran war hit
East-west pipeline allows world’s biggest oil company to circumvent the Strait of Hormuz and keep pumping
OpenAI trial lays bare rivalries behind start-up’s $852bn rise
Lawsuit brought by Elon Musk heads into final week in court, with Sam Altman due to testify
More than half of US voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of economy — FT poll
Iran war and inflation hit US president’s approval ratings and weigh on Republican midterm prospects, survey shows
Africa’s richest man eyes Kenya for new refinery
Aliko Dangote tells the FT he is leaning towards Mombasa rather than Tanzania for 650,000-barrel-a-day oil mega-project
European carmakers take €8bn hit from Trump tariffs
US president has threatened to raise levies to 25% if EU does not implement last year’s trade deal
Goldman-backed Lendable plots US expansion after outpacing banks on loans
Consumer credit fintech issued more new personal loans than any other UK lender
Germany in fresh push to buy Tomahawks after Trump row
Defence minister plans Washington trip after Chancellor Friedrich Merz falls out with US president
Buckle up: plane tickets could still get much more expensive
Airlines have managed to avoid greater turbulence because jet fuel hasn’t actually run short — yet
Australia’s ‘petro-diplomacy’ eases fuel shortage fears
Canberra has used its status as major gas exporter to push Asian suppliers to maintain flow of vital refined oil products