The Latest Breaking News from John Healey

Budget will have to reflect ‘tough time’, Healey says during IMF visit

The Chancellor said the British people expected Government departments to ‘manage with the budgets we’ve got’.

Evening Standard · Oct 15

UK economy unexpectedly grows in August despite fall in consumer spending

Latest data showing surprise 0.1% growth is boost to John Healey a fortnight before his first budget

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

UK households have paid extra £13,961 on bills since 2021 amid soaring inflation, TUC says

Trades Union Congress urges chancellor to tackle rising additional living costs in this month’s budget

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

John Healey ‘targets tax crackdown on online marketplaces’ in first budget

Move aimed at firms such as Amazon and eBay could raise up to £1bn more for Treasury, says report

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14

Chancellor targets Amazon and Temu in tax crackdown to deliver Budget for ‘white van man’

It comes amid growing concern that Chinese retailers are using online marketplaces to undercut British competitors by evading the 20 per cent VAT on all their sales

The Independent UK · Oct 14

UK high street bosses urge chancellor to cut cost of employing young people

Retailers call on John Healey to raise national insurance contributions threshold in his first budget

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13

Wes Streeting’s unintelligible jargon shows how well he’s bedded in at the MoD

For the first time in his life, Wes is enjoying keeping secrets – though he did admit he isn’t ‘keen on fighting a war’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13

Chancellor Healey told to raise taxes by £8 billion ahead of Budget

The Resolution Foundation called for the Budget on 28 October to hike taxes – including on pensioners

The Independent UK · Oct 13

Healey warned against delaying tough Budget decisions as fiscal buffer halves

The Resolution Foundation called for the Budget on October 28 to hike taxes – including on pensioners.

Evening Standard · Oct 13

IMF raises UK growth forecast as economist says Healey should ‘stay the course’

Fund upgrades UK’s GDP growth forecast for 2026 to 1.3%, but says it is likely to edge down next year

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13