School economics class. Political Fix Podcast: Budget Blues
Fiscal policy
School politics class: Lobbyists move to Manchester for closer access to Number 10 North
Pressure groups
School sociology class: Feminism didn’t kill the male breadwinner model, the economy did
Social inequalities
School sociology class: London’s schools are running out of children
Education
UK to restart resettlement scheme, Mahmood to tell Labour conference
Home secretary to portray the initiative as an opportunity for ‘genuine refugees’ to live in Britain
Northern Ireland in tense stand-off as protests block Orange Order parade
March unable to proceed as police say they cannot facilitate Protestant route down largely Catholic road
FirstFT: Trump asked Xi if China wanted to buy American weapons, US ambassador says
Also in today’s newsletter: terrorism arrests made near RAF Fairford and Nicaragua hands Chinese miners rights to a tenth of its land
World’s worst-performing market slashes minimum price for stocks
Indonesia is trying to boost liquidity by allowing shares to trade at a tiny fraction of a US cent
Trump asked Xi if China wanted to buy American weapons, US envoy says
Administration denies delaying sale of a $14bn arms package to Taiwan to appease Beijing
‘Hope again’: Burnham returns to Labour conference to sell his vision
Party leader will rely on keynote speech in Liverpool to maintain momentum early in premiership
Burnham signals he will fight election on tax rises to fund social care reform
Prime minister says shake-up would be ‘hard’ to do in current parliament
Terrorism arrests made in ‘major incident’ near RAF Fairford
President Donald Trump suggests US worked with UK to prevent an attack on air base used for US strikes on Iran
Burnham’s high-stakes speech unlikely to produce a Clause IV moment
UK prime minister addresses his party and the nation, Brazilian presidential elections get under way, US-Canada trade war intensifies
Corporate America embraces cheaper ‘open’ AI models
US businesses far beyond Silicon Valley are adopting Chinese alternatives to OpenAI and Anthropic’s systems
The real lesson from the Man City affair
Owners should be free to spend their own money on football — as long as they’re fit and proper
Spain erupts in fury over housing after eviction of 87-year-old woman
Thousands take to the streets after Maricarmen Abascal forced to leave Madrid flat she had lived in for seven decades
Pay to play in the age of corporate migration
States are feeling more pressure from companies demanding subsidies and tax breaks
Milan Fashion Week seeks the fizz
Demna offered retail therapy at Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana made the case for maximalism while Louise Trotter got crafty at Bottega Veneta
Swiss voters reject proposal to strengthen neutrality
A ‘Yes’ vote in the referendum would have barred co-operation with military alliances unless attacked, but 68.4% opposed
The India shock: exporting workers to the world
Emigration has helped New Delhi manage its labour surplus, but the strategy has limits
Will US jobs data add to pressure on Fed policymakers?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Maha split shows all is not well with Kennedy’s US health revolution
Republicans worry Make America Healthy Again is an electoral liability while activists claim it has abandoned its values
The EU needs a clearer strategy for partners like Canada
Bloc should define what it can offer to prosperous fellow democracies
Investors pursue Dubai investment group over missing payments
AIX accused of having skipped or delayed payouts on bond-like products offering double-digit annual returns