A by-election could offer a way back to Westminster for Manchester mayor Andy Burnham. But he is not the only one in contention

Europeans criticised by Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy for failing to lead ‘in defending freedom’

US president claims lender unfairly closed his accounts for political reasons

Forget the road to Damascus; Trump’s conversion has happened on the jet to Davos

Donald Trump’s envoys to travel to Moscow to discuss idea of trilateral meeting with Vladimir Putin

Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley set to take lead on listing

Danish PM open to renegotiating 1951 pact provided country’s sovereignty was not called into question

Donald Trump’s son-in-law says Palestinian enclave will offer ‘amazing investment opportunities’ after two years of war

Officials consider partial privatisations after surge in military spending during wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran

The continent must strive to disentangle itself from the US

Many countries, including the UK, have turned their backs on the project after Putin was asked to join

Asset manager says investors more comfortable with global diversification but has ‘strong conviction in the UK’

Reform leader cites ‘debanking’ episode in comments at Davos

Andrew Gwynne’s decision to stand down as an MP offers by-election opening for Labour rival to prime minister

Trump’s Greenland experience shows the problem with difficult markets

Swiss insurer’s £12.80-a-share bid is the latest of several bids for FTSE 100 group

The £11.6bn shortfall is a boost for chancellor Rachel Reeves’ efforts to keep a lid on the public finances

Swedish investment group seeks foothold in private equity secondaries with acquisition

Ukrainian president accuses allies of failing to ‘take the lead in defending freedom’

EU leaders to meet as US president drops tariffs and military threat to take Arctic island from Denmark

Middle-power diplomacy of the sort the Canadian PM calls for requires governments to throw off domestic constraints

Dutch group is selling £2bn unit in latest example of M&A in pensions and insurance sector

More than 20% of S&P 500 companies provided security benefits amid mounting threats

Sovereign issuers are curbing sales of long-term bonds amid waning demand from pension funds