Ministers are expected to make a decision in the coming weeks on the policy which would divide the country into different energy price zones.

The plans, which are expected to reduce the number of people coming to the UK by up to 100,000 per year, include reforming work and study visas.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has welcomed an agreement which could provide billions of pounds of investment for UK businesses and infrastructure schemes.

The president is paying an early visit to the kingdom after the crown prince promised to pump hundreds of billions of dollars into new ...