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Chancellor John Healey has pledged a reduction in the welfare bill ahead of the next general election, in an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. His comments come after the Conservatives accused Labour of being “addicted to welfare”, while Reform UK said the Budget did not address the “ballooning” …

John Healey has pledged there will be a “reduction in the benefits bill” before the next general election, after opponents criticised his first Budget for lacking details on welfare reform. The chancellor told the BBC it is “simply not good for Britain or progressive to have a bigger and bigger …

What the latest tax and spending plans could mean for your bills, pay and pocket. BBC News

Healey also used his speech to announce plans to allow regional mayors to keep 20% of business rates and a share of income tax to spend on local priorities. The aim was to allow mayors to retain 100% of business rates raised in their areas by the end of the …

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So the chancellor appears to have bought himself some breathing space. But that means some big questions have been postponed until another day, not least on public services. Higher-than-expected inflation may mean that if areas such as health and defence are prioritised, budgets for some other “unprotected” areas – justice …

Andy Burnham has ruled out an early general election in the next 12 months, after opposition parties suggested one would be called. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029, and there has been speculation that the prime minister is preparing for an earlier poll. Asked directly …

The image claims to show Arab-Israelis queueing to vote, but BBC Verify analysis shows that it has been generated or manipulated by AI. BBC News

Chancellor John Healey has told every government department to find 1% cuts in their capital budgets to fill a £4.7bn hole in the funding of the Defence Investment Plan. The reductions come on top of the 1% cuts departments were asked to make earlier this year in order to pay …

The central challenge for Healey, which he shares with his recent predecessors, is the public finances are in a mess and so are the personal finances of so, so many households. And there is a recurring sense of déjà vu in the language of the OBR. “The UK’s economic and …

The BBC’s Joe Pike explains key things outlined by the Chancellor. BBC News

Political editor Chris Mason analyses Chancellor John Healey’s Budget 2026 announcements. BBC News

The Tory leader argued the Budget was not “bold enough” and the government had “overspent, overborrowed and overtaxed”. BBC News

Andy Burnham has insisted there is “no confusion” over his position on the European Union, as he criticised the UK’s current deal with the bloc. The prime minister said it was his “responsibility” to improve the deal, which was ratified in 2020, at a summit in Brussels next month. He …

Chancellor John Healey began his speech by calling his first Budget one for the “working people of Britain, for British businesses big and small”. The Budget is built on “fiscal discipline” and will give Britain some “breathing space”, the chancellor said in Parliament on Wednesday. Follow the delivery of the …

The chancellor gave respects at the onset of his Autumn Budget speech. BBC News

Chancellor John Healey is unveiling the long-anticipated budget, the first for Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Source link

Chancellor John Healey is unveiling the long-anticipated budget, the first for Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Source link

Inside that box are the details of this year’s Budget, which Chancellor John Healey will reveal when he delivers his speech. BBC News

The BBC spoke to people in Cardiff and County Durham about their concerns ahead of the chancellor’s Autumn Budget. BBC News