The Latest Breaking News from John Healey

Al Carns declines offer to return to government as defence funding ‘has not been settled’

Ex-defence minister says he will keep arguing for greater resources from backbenches

The Independent UK · Jul 22

What is John Healey’s plan to raise defence spending and will it work?

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The Independent UK · Jul 22

Former defence secretaries back Healey plan to use war bonds to boost defence spending

Rachel Reeves rejected joining the Global Defence Bank set up by Canadian PM Mark Carney, but her replacement John Healey is understood to be reconsidering it

The Independent UK · Jul 22

New UK PM touts 'cost of living government' with VAT cut and bus fare cap

Andy Burnham has used his first days in Downing Street to scrap the 5% VAT charged on household electricity bills and cap single bus fares in England at £2, telling his new cabinet that Britain now has a "cost of living government".

Euronews · Jul 22

Andy Burnham says he’ll end rough sleeping – here’s what’s needed to make it happen

On his first day as prime minister, Andy Burnham promised to end rough sleeping, and pledged an additional £340 million to the cause. A positive aim for society, to be sure, but what he didn’t mention is that we’ve nearly solved this before. The question isn’t whether ending rough sleeping…

The Conversation · Jul 22

Will Andy Burnham commit to key defence spending demand?

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The Independent UK · Jul 22

Andy Burnham fails to commit to Healey’s 3 per cent defence spending demand

Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham take up their roles after a row over defence spending plagued Sir Keir Starmer’s final weeks at No 10, amid mounting public pressure for the government to prioritise Britain’s ailing military

The Independent UK · Jul 22

Burnham reintroduces £2 bus fare cap reversing Starmer increase

The Prime Minister said ‘no-one should be priced out’ of using public transport.

Evening Standard · Jul 22

Chancellor John Healey faces serious challenges in funding Burnham’s grand aspirations

The UK’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, laid out a radical agenda in his short speech upon taking office. He called for a long-term strategy to reverse 40 years of Thatcherism, and the privatisation and centralisation that resulted. Wisely, he put a ten-year horizon on these objectives and it is…

The Conversation · Jul 22

UK inflation falls to 15-month low in June thanks to lower petrol prices

Newly appointed chancellor John Healey says falling inflation is ‘news families want to hear’

The Independent UK · Jul 22