Britain’s flagship Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant has been pushed back again until 2029 at the earliest, according to the Financial Times.

French farmers have engaged in a standoff with the government to express anger over a perceived lack of respect, rising costs and suffocating EU regulation. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal seeks to calm the protesters while the far-right National Rally hopes to take advantage of their anger, just five months before the European elections.

CITY AM SAYS The City’s continued strength has helped push services to a record share of total exports, new research shows, but the relative weakness of the rest of the country has seen the UK slip internationally.

Financial Times – Narrow voter ID rules expose Tories to claims of bias Conservative ministers…

Latest official figures reveal that government borrowing in December was lower than expected, at £7.8bn, according to the Office for National Statistics.

New research indicates that two million people may face their gas and electricity being cut off this winter due to financial constraints, according to Citizens Advice.