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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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Can curry nights and canny advisers help Healey deliver a budget for everyday people?
The chancellor has promised ‘breathing space’ for households and small businesses but global events cannot be ignored
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Britain’s gas security needs reinforcement. Last-minute deals with Belgium are not a proper fix
The UK still imports 60% of its gas and, even with Jackdaw, its energy supply and resilience problems are not going away
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UK consumer confidence falls at fastest rate since Covid as cost of living bites
Economic fallout from war in Middle East adds to pressures on consumers and on chancellor before budget
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‘No indications’ PHP code flaw has led to government systems being hacked, cyber security official says – UK politics live
Some 32 government services are offline while work is carried out to address potential cybersecurity issues, a minister...
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Tax online sales more heavily to save high streets, Burnham urged
Exclusive: British Chambers of Commerce president calls for overhaul of business rates and greater powers for local lead...
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John Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budget
Exclusive: Chancellor to target sector in his first budget, to help offset Iran war’s damage to public finances
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‘If voters aren’t better off by the next election, we’re screwed’: Labour insiders voice fears over budget
Some say party risks ‘looking twee’ by focusing on small fixes amid growing nervousness that budget lacks ambition
Business
IMF chief urges governments to tighten belts as global debt levels soar
Kristalina Georgieva says big economies will have to make ‘very touch choices’ as soaring bond yields hit budgets
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Shadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 – UK politics live
Andrew Griffith makes speech today as Reform UK accuses party of copying policies they ‘announced weeks and months ago’
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Miliband says Britain must play its part in ‘rebuilding’ world order – UK politics live
The foreign secretary says in conference speech that ‘democratic norms are under threat’ and that ‘international rule of...
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Andy Burnham does not rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifesto
PM says immediate focus is on rebuilding bridges with EU as he prepares for first meeting with Ursula von der Leyen