Budget

Healey urged to offer energy support in budget as bills rise 4%

by The Guardian | Oct 1, 2026 | Budget, Business, Consumer affairs, Energy bills, Energy industry, Household bills, John Healey, Money, Politics, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, UK news, US-Israel war on Iran | 0 |

Millions of people in Great Britain face increase from Thursday to an average of £1,723 a year for a typical homeJohn Healey is under growing pressure to offer fresh energy support for households in next month’s budget as...

Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hope

by The Guardian | Sep 28, 2026 | Bonds, Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Government borrowing, Help-to-buy scheme, Housing market, Industrial policy, Inflation, John Healey, Labour, Labour conference, Labour conference 2026, Politics, Public finance, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Chancellor tells Labour conference it’s ‘not progressive’ to fail to balance books amid rising welfare bill as borrowing costs climb to record highBusiness live – latest updatesPrice of diesel on UK forecourts reaches all-time...

‘Don’t squander it’: Can Labour hang on to the Burnham bounce?

by The Guardian | Sep 27, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Budget, Labour, Labour conference, Labour conference 2026, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Conference delegates grateful ousting Starmer has paid off, but relief tempered by fiscal headwinds aheadUK politics live – latest updatesEven Andy Burnham’s closest allies accept that deposing Keir Starmer to install their man...

‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour conference

by The Guardian | Sep 26, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Budget, Economic policy, Labour, Labour conference, Labour conference 2026, Politics, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, UK news, Welfare | 0 |

Exclusive: UK prime minister says delivering fiscal stability would be ‘crucial’ to be able to fix bigger problemsAndy Burnham has said he can deliver on his promise of radical change for the country despite severe economic...

Green shoots? Burnham cultivates rural links in attempt to ‘build back trust’ with farmers

by The Guardian | Sep 26, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Angela Eagle, Budget, Farming, Inheritance tax, Politics, Rural affairs, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Ministers have been speaking to farming activists to try to build bridges after relations were soured by the tax changes introduced under Keir Stamer As an arable farmer, Olly Harrison’s WhatsApp messages are normally concerned...

Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, adding to election speculation

by The Guardian | Sep 25, 2026 | Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Economic policy, Economics, John Healey, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Exclusive: Economist Ravinder Athwal, who worked in Keir Starmer’s team, is poached from Flint GlobalBusiness live – latest updatesRavinder Athwal, the economist who wrote Labour’s 2024 manifesto, is taking on a senior role as...

Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, fuelling election speculation

by The Guardian | Sep 25, 2026 | Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Economic policy, Economics, John Healey, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Exclusive: Economist Ravinder Athwal who worked in Keir Starmer’s team is poached from Flint Global Business live – latest updatesRavinder Athwal, the economist who wrote Labour’s 2024 manifesto, is taking on a senior role as an...

Critics of UK government’s economic forecaster are ‘shooting the messenger’, say MPs

by The Guardian | Sep 23, 2026 | Bonds, Budget, Budget deficit, Business, Economic policy, Economics, Government borrowing, Office for Budget Responsibility, Politics, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Treasury committee rejects calls for fundamental reform of independent watchdog the Office for Budget ResponsibilityAttacks on the government’s independent economic forecaster from left and right of the political spectrum are...

Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension

by The Guardian | Sep 23, 2026 | Budget, Capital gains tax, Inheritance tax, Money, Pensions, Politics, Reform UK, Stamp duty, State pensions, Tax, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Thinktanks, UK news | 0 |

‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxesA thinktank linked to Reform UK has called for the abolition of the state pension and £75bn worth of sweeping tax...

UK borrows £18bn in August, putting pressure on Healey before budget

by The Guardian | Sep 22, 2026 | Bonds, Budget, Budget 2026, Budget deficit, Business, Economic policy, Economics, John Healey, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Higher-than-expected figure will make chancellor’s aim of calming jittery bond markets more difficultBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government borrowed a higher-than-expected £18.3bn last month, increasing the pressure on...

Tax the middle earners! Will the PM do it? – podcast

by The Guardian | Sep 17, 2026 | AI (artificial intelligence), Andy Haldane, Anthropic, Bank of England, Budget, Budget 2026, Economic policy, John Healey, Politics, Tax, Tax and spending, The Guardian | 0 |

Former Bank of England economist Andy Haldane said the markets regarded this government as ‘a pretty traditional tax and spend socialist government with better TikTok videos’. Harsh criticism or truth? As pressure mounts on the...

Andy Burnham to host entrepreneurs and local mayors at No 10 on Monday

by The Guardian | Sep 13, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Industrial policy, John Healey, Local government, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Prime minister vows to ‘reindustrialise Britain’ through new partnership with business The prime minister is to host business leaders, entrepreneurs and local mayors at Downing Street on Monday to pitch his government as a...

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