Few surprises as chancellor uses low-key speech blaming ‘global economic storms’ for stoking energy prices and cost of living crisisBudget 2026: key points at a glanceBriefing: key questions answered by Heather Stewart and Pippa...
Read MoreReform UK leader ‘shocked’ by £10bn pledged to Ukraine and doubles down on cutting tax for crypto investorsBudget 2026: key points at a glanceNigel Farage skipped the chancellor’s first budget because he was worried he would get...
Read MoreArmed with 98 measures, a rictus grin and a decidedly comedy-free speech, the chancellor at least offered us – and Labour – some breathing spaceIt was as if John Healey was taking the Hippocratic oath. First do no harm. For your...
Read MoreOBR says that living standards are forecast to rise by just 1% over the whole post-Covid decadeBudget 2026: key points at a glanceMartin Lewis said that, when he met John Healey this morning, the chancellor said that, having...
Read MoreJohn Healey says UK faces ‘difficult moment’ as he prepares to deliver first budget of Andy Burnham’s governmentYou be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the booksGood morning. When Andy Burnham...
Read MoreStruggling households, new homebuyers and small shops stand to gain, while banks and online marketplaces could face higher levies John Healey will present his first budget on Wednesday, which will set the tone for Andy Burnham’s...
Read MoreHealey hopes to give ‘hope for the future’ but only modest policies are expected with important decisions deferredJohn Healey has acknowledged the UK faces a “difficult moment” but insisted he would put the country on a better...
Read MoreEven most Reform voters are in favour of a tax on the super-wealthy. Yet the first budget of the Burnham era looks set to dodge the issueIn John Healey’s first budget this week, we will finally get a sense of the economic...
Read MoreChancellor 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...
Read MoreLobby group’s figures, shared with John Healey, are misleading as they do not include major rival Paris, say campaignersA banking lobby group has been accused of cherrypicking data and trying to mislead the British government by...
Read MoreLeading restaurateur says Gulf countries actively help businesses set up, while east Asia has a better work ethicSome of London’s top restaurants are opening branches in Dubai because of a “tax tsunami” in the UK and better work...
Read MoreSome 32 government services are offline while work is carried out to address potential cybersecurity issues, a minister has saidThe Office for National Statistics has also published a report on the gender pay gap. It says:The...
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