Topic: Economy

India trade deal has left Labour MPs even more anxious about Reform

Trade deals are the reality of post-Brexit Britain. That hasn’t stopped Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch tearing into the UK’s agreement with India

Shehab Khan
‘Essential to the community’: Slough fights back against library closures

The town, home to one of Britain’s biggest Muslim populations, went bankrupt in 2021. But councillors and families say cutting libraries is a step too far

Saman Javed
Trump has U-turned, but the turmoil is just beginning

Downing Street is unlikely to impose reciprocal tariffs on the US, but America’s recalibration of global trade isn’t ending any time soon

Shehab Khan

Parcels and pani puri: post office takeaways get our stamp of approval

Inside the businesses where you can send a birthday card, pay your road tax and grab an order of pav bhaji to go

Nylah Salam
Ramadan is worth up to £1.3bn to UK economy — and growing fast

Report from thinktank Equi suggests the Muslim pound is undervalued as sluggish 2024 figures show UK ‘struggling to grow’

Samir Jeraj
Halal businesses ought to support Muslim artists, says thinktank

Britain’s multibillion halal industry, spanning food, beauty and fintech, should help finance Muslim cultural initiatives, according to Equi

Weronika Strzyżyńska
Labour has delivered a cruel and needless hammer blow to disabled people

Devastating cuts to benefits won’t help anyone back to work and will push thousands into deeper poverty

Taj Ali
Starmer says welfare cuts are necessary. MPs say it’s austerity 2.0

Some disabled people could lose up to £10,000 a year thanks to new rules on Pip and incapacity benefit payments. Some backbenchers are furious

Shehab Khan
British Muslim Network holds first discussions on improving Muslims’ lives

Professionals in the fields of health, finance, government and community work met on Tuesday — findings will be reported to the government

Saman Javed