Chancellor’s Budget placates markets but delays crunch decisions
John Healey reassures gilt investors as he defers key choices on spending amid rising fiscal pressures
John Healey reassures gilt investors as he defers key choices on spending amid rising fiscal pressures
From student loans and housing to jobs and wages, here's how the Chancellor's Budget affects young Londoners
Banks are hit as Lord Sadiq Khan gets new powers to boost transport network
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Scottish News Herald ScotlandNot ratedChancellor John Healey's debut Budget was put under the spotlight at The Herald's Budget Briefing event
Political editor Chris Mason analyses Chancellor John Healey's Budget 2026 announcements.
Support on the cost of living, and in particular energy bills, as well as announcments on devolution will be central to John Healey's first Budget. Tourism and business leaders have been reacting to John Healey's first Budget as...
The Chancellor appeared to dodge questions about exactly how he intended to fund his Budget commitments, which will need £11billion a year to achieve.
Chancellor John Healey was described as delivering a "nothing" Budget on Wednesday. Do not be fooled.
Cheaper gherkins, £100 towards energy bills, higher taxes on banks and billions for defence. John Healey’s first Budget had something for everyone. But was there a main course among the picky bits? In this Budget...
Chancellor John Healey delivers his speech amid rising inflation and dire public finances
Labour’s “scattergun” Budget has been criticised by experts for spreading cost of living support “too thinly” – meaning Brits have a tough period ahead of them. Chancellor John Healey promised to offer the public “breathing space” in...
Chancellor John Healey's plans fall short of radical action to create a promised new economic model.
<p>Just over 30 minutes into his Autumn Budget speech, UK chancellor John Healey referenced the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) to the UK, and the route the government needs to take.</p> <p>“Nowhere is the necessary role for...
The BBC’s Nick Robinson asked chancellor John Healey if the coup to remove Keir Starmer was “worth” it after the chancellor unveiled a rather unambitious Budget . Healey resigned as Starmer’s defence secretary in June after a...
Today, Chancellor John Healey has unveiled his first-ever Budget , suggesting it could offer welcome “breathing space” to those struggling with the cost of living. It mentioned everyday bills – like electricity and gas charges, as well...
Institute for Fiscal Studies' director, Helen Miller, voiced concern that funding came from 'raiding reserves in future years'. Chancellor John Healey announced in the budget that the £4.7bn needed to fund the defence investment plan...
John Healey has announced a £100 payment for millions of households to help with energy bills this winter in his autumn Budget. The chancellor said around 20 million households in council tax bands A to D will get the payments into...
<p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has confirmed it will prioritise strategic demand and strategically align datacentre <a...
Friedrich Merz, who is visiting Seoul, said North Korea is putting Europe's security at risk by sending soldiers to fight for Russia in Ukraine. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's comments come at the end of his multi-day tour. Covered by 3...
A new exchange of threats is raising fears of further escalation in the Iran war. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the conflict has already cost Europe more than €100 billion in higher energy prices and insists...
China and the European Union can resolve their differences through dialogue, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday. “China has always regarded the European Union...
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Scottish News Herald ScotlandNot ratedDeputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth has been warned copying Chancellor John Healey's new tax on landlords in her Budget will lead to higher rents and exacerbate a housing emergency.
Labour MPs are urging the Treasury to forgive billions of pounds of legacy debt owed by councils to support Andy Burnham's pledge for a post-war housebuilding boom.
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Former Chancellor Angela Merkel says it's time to consider a woman as Germany's next president. Meanwhile, Berlin's Left Party is deciding whether to enter coalition talks. DW has more.
What does Andy Burnham's first budget actually mean for you and your money? And is it pointing to an early election? Chancellor John Healey has faced criticism for ducking the big decisions on welfare and not saying how he will fund...
Chancellor John Healey says any cuts to welfare will be done "in a Labour way".
The Chancellor John Healey made a bombshell announcement in the Budget about taxation on savings for high earners.
Wes Streeting has been accused of “ignoring” widespread criticisms about the delays to the expected hike in defence spending. Chancellor John Healey used his Budget on Wednesday to confirm that he had plugged a £4.7 billion black hole...
Chancellor John Healey will reveal the new pay rates in the Budget, and has also announced measures to help households with the cost of living.
Lucas Chancellor pays a visit to the UK’s first dedicated hydrogen therapy centre, located in the heart of London
Chancellor John Healey unveils plans for series of regional authorities in southern England and the Midlands
About 20 million households in council tax bands A to D will receive £100 from the Government this winter.
A new £100 Household Energy Payment was announced in the Budget.
The Treasury is disputing that the chancellor suggested to the BBC the benefits bill will be cut before the next election.
The Chancellor triggered chaos in Whitehall after suggesting the runaway benefits bill would be cut before the next election in 'a Labour way'.