Economic growth (GDP)

Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth

by The Guardian | Oct 24, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Devolution, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, England, John Healey, Local government, Local politics, Politics, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, UK news | 0 |

Chancellor will build on Burnham’s promise that local leaders in England will no longer have to ‘come cap in hand to Westminster’Andy Burnham has promised that local leaders in England will no longer have to come “cap in hand to...

Surprise drop in UK unemployment to 4.7%

by The Guardian | Oct 20, 2026 | Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Family finances, Inflation, Money, Pay, Politics, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, UK news, UK unemployment and employment statistics, Unemployment, Unemployment and employment statistics | 0 |

ONS data shows rate down from 4.9% but number of job vacancies continues to shrinkBusiness live – news updatesUnemployment in the UK fell unexpectedly in the three months to August, to 4.7% from 4.9%.The Office for National...

Repairing Brexit economic damage should be Burnham’s top priority, business chief says

by The Guardian | Oct 16, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Brexit, Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economics, Foreign policy, International trade, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Shevaun Haviland argues PM is right to revisit Labour’s EU red lines as current trading relationship is bad for businessRepairing the economic damage of Brexit should be the top priority for Andy Burnham as he reconsiders...

UK economy unexpectedly grows in August despite fall in consumer spending

by The Guardian | Oct 15, 2026 | Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Consumer spending, Economic growth (GDP), Economics, Energy bills, Family finances, Global economy, Household bills, Inflation, Interest rates, International Monetary Fund (IMF), John Healey, Manufacturing sector, Money, Office for National Statistics, Politics, Services sector, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, UK news, US-Israel war on Iran | 0 |

Latest data showing surprise 0.1% growth is boost to John Healey a fortnight before his first budgetBusiness news – live updatesThe UK economy unexpectedly continued to grow in August despite a fall in consumer spending before...

IFS: budget will be ‘work of fiction’ without clear plan to cover UK’s £35bn spending pressures

by The Guardian | Oct 12, 2026 | Budget, Budget 2026, Budget deficit, Business, Defence policy, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Government borrowing, Institute for Fiscal Studies, John Healey, Politics, Pre-budget report, Public finance, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Thinktanks, UK news | 0 |

Thinktank’s influential pre-budget report urges key decisions to be made now and not put off until next yearJohn Healey has been warned by Britain’s leading tax and spending experts that his budget risks being a “work of...

IFS: budget will be ‘work of fiction’ without clear plan to cover UK spending pressures

by The Guardian | Oct 12, 2026 | Budget, Budget 2026, Budget deficit, Business, Defence policy, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Government borrowing, Institute for Fiscal Studies, John Healey, Politics, Pre-budget report, Public finance, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Thinktanks, UK news | 0 |

Thinktank’s influential pre-budget report urges key decisions to be made now and not put off until next yearJohn Healey has been warned by Britain’s leading tax and spending experts that his budget risks being a “work of...

Labour could oversee worst parliament on record for living standards, study warns

by The Guardian | Oct 7, 2026 | Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Energy bills, Household bills, Housing, Inflation, Interest rates, John Healey, Labour, Politics, Poverty, Society, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Thinktanks, UK cost of living crisis, UK news | 0 |

Energy and housing costs threaten biggest decline in modern times unless bold action taken, says thinktankSoaring energy and housing costs mean Labour is on course to preside over the worst parliament for living standards in...

UK income growth revised upwards as markets hail ‘resilient’ economy

by The Guardian | Sep 30, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economics, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Boost for John Healey before budget as GDP figure shows UK economy grew faster than first estimated in second quarterBusiness live – latest updatesUK households’ incomes grew at a stronger pacethan previously estimated during...

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...

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...

George Osborne calls for UK to rejoin EU customs union and boost trade

by The Guardian | Sep 13, 2026 | Brexit, Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Europe, European Union, Foreign policy, George Osborne, Global economy, International trade, Politics, The Guardian, Trade policy, UK news, World News | 0 |

Ex-Tory chancellor says economy has ‘fallen off a cliff’ since Brexit but rejoining union could be ‘quite simple’Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining...

UK chancellor urged to remove £100k childcare ‘cliff edge’ prompting parents to cut work hours

by The Guardian | Sep 9, 2026 | Benefits, Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Childcare, Children, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, John Healey, Money, Politics, Society, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Critics say threshold pushes higher-paid staff to cut back on work and often mothers to stop working to avoid losing entitlementJohn Healey has been urged to fix the £100,000 childcare “cliff edge”, that means some higher-paid...

Category: Economic growth (GDP)