The hidden problem behind UK job vacancies hitting a five-year low Small business owners call for help from the Chancellor The Independent UK · 1h ago
UK government borrowing rises to £24.5bn as John Healey prepares for budget Government paid £10.9bn in debt interest, the highest September figure since records began The Guardian - UK · 5h ago
Nige seems tired and bored of himself as Kemi conjures a telepathic budget The Tory leader has glimpsed the future and it involves Labour putting every last UK citizen on benefits The Guardian - UK · 19h ago
Paddy Power owner blames tax rises for plan to shed up to 1,400 jobs Flutter says one in 10 UK and Ireland workers at risk of redundancy because of a ‘material increase in betting and gaming duties’ The Guardian - UK · 22h ago
Covid inquiry report shows why culture of care workers being undervalued must end, says Andy Burnham – as it happened The prime minister endorses report that says the adult social care sector has been under-recognised The Guardian - UK · Oct 20
Healey to reject calls to raise capital gains tax in budget Cabinet colleagues have previously called for an increase but chancellor feels it might ultimately cost the Treasury The Guardian - UK · Oct 20
Healey backs Heathrow third runway for ‘jobs and growth’ in split from Burnham Healey speaks positively of airport expansion, including at Heathrow, during meetings at IMF summit in Thailand The Independent UK · Oct 17
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 The Guardian - UK · Oct 15
From capital gains tax to fuel duty: What to expect from the Budget The chancellor is preparing to deliver his first Budget on October 28 The Independent UK · Oct 15
John Healey vows to give ‘breathing space’ to consumers and businesses in first budget Speaking at IMF meeting, chancellor says he will stick to fiscal rules while recognising business and living costs The Guardian - UK · Oct 15
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
M&S boss tells Healey to ‘take the handcuffs off Britain’ weeks before Burnham’s first Budget Stuart Machin urged John Healey to undo the ‘disastrous’ decisions made in Labour’s previous two Budgets The Independent UK · Oct 10
‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus The Guardian - UK · Oct 7
Here’s what the Budget could mean for your taxes Experts predict income tax and capital gains tax changes in John Healey’s Autumn Budget this month The Independent UK · Oct 7
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3 The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2 Would a gambling tax rise in the budget really shut shops and cost jobs? Most of the betting industry is urging the chancellor not to double slot machine duty to raise up to £460m more a year
The Independent UK · Sep 28 ‘We have to bring the benefits bill down’: John Healey signals return to welfare reform John Healey told the Labour Party conference that it is not progressive ‘to allow a bigger and bigger benefits’ bill warning that it was ‘immoral’ to leave young people on welfare dependency
Evening Standard · Sep 28 Burnham under pressure over refusal to say if he backs Heathrow third runway The Prime Minister said there was a live consultation process on the airport’s expansion with strong views on either side.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28 Healey offers upbeat vision but sheds little light on how it will be paid for With the budget only a month away, the chancellor gave little indication of where money will come from to reindustrialise Britain
The Independent UK · Sep 28 Healey needs to cut welfare. But he’s learnt from Starmer’s failures ANALYSIS: The chancellor used his Labour conference speech to retable Rachel Reeves’ welfare cuts – but in an authentic Labour way, political editor David Maddox writes
Evening Standard · Sep 28 London schoolgirl, 11, becomes youngest chess player in history to earn title of woman grandmaster Bodhana Sivanandan first began playing during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28 Boss of Beaverbrooks urges government to give businesses ‘a bit of a break’ Jeweller reports flat sales and fall in underlying operating profit as retailers anticipate October budget
Evening Standard · Sep 28 Heathrow expansion ‘important for our future’, says Treasury minister Paymaster General James Murray’s comments came after Prime Minister Andy Burnham declined to publicly back the scheme.
The Independent UK · Sep 27 Burnham tight-lipped over backing for Heathrow’s third runway as expansion plan faces delay Burnham was asked about the proposed third runway during a BBC interview
Evening Standard · Sep 27 Burnham refuses to say whether he backs third runway at Heathrow He said: ‘Principally, it’s a matter for London and Londoners.’