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Andy Burnham admits he would have liked more radical first budget
Prime minister says room for manoeuvre was limited by geopolitical crises and Labour’s 2024 manifesto
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Treasury denies Healey plan to cut welfare bill before election, claiming his comments were misinterpreted – UK politics live
Asked earlier if there would be a cut to the welfare bill before the next election, the chancellor said: ‘There will be...
Business
UK government borrowing costs fall as City welcomes ‘no harm’ budget – business live
Premier owner Whitbread says budget business rate measures ‘will do much to mitigate’ damage of past two budgets to hosp...
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‘Scattergun’ budget will still leave Britons facing higher energy bills, says thinktank
Healey’s attempt to provide ‘breathing space’ gives rich almost as much as poor, says Resolution Foundation
Finance
‘I earn £126,000 – but nothing’s left at the end of the month’: readers react to the budget
From a young chef and a single father to business owners and a pensioner, Guardian readers reveal how John Healey’s meas...
Technology
Budget 2026 live: gas standing charges to be scrapped for millions as chancellor prepares to deliver budget
John Healey says UK faces ‘difficult moment’ as he prepares to deliver first budget of Andy Burnham’s government
World
Tories dismiss PM’s budget ‘everyday fixes’ as little more than ‘cheaper gherkins’, and ‘an insult to families’ – UK politics live
Removing tariffs on more than 100 products, including gherkins and baked beans, was one of five measures announced this...
Business
Number of UK businesses in financial distress ‘at two-decade high’
Administrator BTG says 738,144 firms struggling as calls grow for more support for private sector in budget
Technology
My advice for Burnham’s first budget? Hit the banks – and hit them hard
Bankers have barely begun to repay the billions they cost the country after 2008. In this PM they may have met their mat...
Technology
UK poised to miss reduced aid spending target of 0.3% of national income
Calculations from the Center for Global Development say spending next year is likely to be £410m less than anticipated
Technology
Burnham pledges £900m for homelessness amid drive to end rough sleeping
Downing Street to almost double funding with further £432m in this week’s budget
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Is London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking data
Lobby group’s figures, shared with John Healey, are misleading as they do not include major rival Paris, say campaigners