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The chancellor is understood to be considering private finance initiatives used by Gordon Brown to bring defence spending up

Experts warn that Labour’s Autumn Budget has ‘made life harder for renters’ who are already facing an extra £700 on their average annual bill

The prime minister has spoken to ITV about his first 100 days in office

The prime minister has admitted he wants to see Britain rejoin the European Union in his lifetime – but his chancellor is not so sure

The chancellor vowed there would be a ‘reduction in the benefits bill’ before the next general election – and then Downing Street intervened

False and misleading claims about voting are spreading online as voters cast their ballots in the 2026 midterms, with Election Day less than a week away

The influential Institute for Fiscal Studies warns that ‘no amount of temporary cost of living packages’ will fix the lack of household income growth, in a damning indictment of Andy Burnham’s approach to government

Poland's main opposition leader, Jarosław Kaczyński, suggests that countries led by nationalist parties could negotiate leaving the European Union

The Conservatives described the budget as one ‘for a May general election, not the future of Britain’

The Resolution Foundation says the Budget will do little to address ‘the sharp challenges facing Britain’

Asked whether growth would be stronger if Britain was in the EU or single market, Mr Healey told LBC: ‘Well, I don’t actually accept that’

Robert Jenrick clashed with an ITV journalist on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (29 October), accusing him of always asking negative questions about Reform UK.

Robinson could face up to 10 years in prison after being convicted of harassing two journalists and causing them to fear violence

Economists warned Healey’s first budget offered only a ‘raft of fiddly measures but very little that will move the dial on growth’

The government has said it will allow graduates from some universities ‘where there are strong labour market outcomes’

Farage was not in the House of Commons when John Healey delivered his first Budget

The chancellor outlined a has delivered his first Budget

Labour continues to increase its lead in the polls as the party enjoys a Burnham bounce

John Healey delivered his first Budget on Wednesday, 28 October, in the House of Commons, including measures to help tackle the soaring cost of living.

The money expert appeared disappointed by ‘no news’ on some issues – but was ‘delighted’ by one announcement