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• Burnham clears path to EU summit with post-Brexit breakthrough

  30-09-2026 22:00 via ft.com
  UK and Brussels to go ahead with key November meeting after agreeing to kick talks on industrial subsidies into next year
  
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• All 3 taxes that could rise in John Healey's Budget after Burnham's bombshell

  30-09-2026 19:06 via express.co.uk
  The Budget will take place on October 28.
  
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• To fix housing affordability, build more homes

  30-09-2026 18:44 via ft.com
  Faced with rising mortgage costs, governments should resist stoking demand
  
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• People with £6,626 in savings accounts issued new warning

  30-09-2026 18:03 via express.co.uk
  A huge number of accounts are affected.
  
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• Warning issued as pensioners race to withdraw savings - this could backfire!

  30-09-2026 18:00 via express.co.uk
  Pensioners are taking more money than ever in the early years of retirement, and experts are sounding the alarm.
  
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• State pension 'double lock' plans explained - how it could affect you

  30-09-2026 17:59 via express.co.uk
  An expert explores the effects a double lock could have in practice, characterising the approach as a "trade off".
  
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• Older state pensioners can get extra £739.60 payment before October

  30-09-2026 16:58 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: Some older state pensioners will get a second £739.60 paid out to them from the DWP before October.
  
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• State pensioners under 77 can get extra £965.20 payment before October

  30-09-2026 16:54 via express.co.uk
  Some younger state pensioners due payments today will get paid twice before October.
  
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• Halifax customers face major change to online banking from October 31

  30-09-2026 16:17 via express.co.uk
  The high street banking giant issued a reminder about the important change earlier this month.
  
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• UK town with biggest fuel price gap - almost £20 extra to fill car

  30-09-2026 14:19 via express.co.uk
  Families could end up paying £20 more by visiting different petrol forecourts.
  
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• Burnham says rejoining EU an option for UK

  30-09-2026 13:36 via ft.com
  Prime minister says ‘going all the way’ is a possibility as government reviews relations with 27-country bloc
  
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• 10 new UK rules and laws Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner just announced

  30-09-2026 13:12 via express.co.uk
  Andy Burnham, John Healey and Angela Rayner have announced a wide-ranging set of proposed changes from the triple lock to tax, housing and bills.
  
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• UK households urged to unplug kettles on Thursday

  30-09-2026 12:43 via express.co.uk
  Households have been spending more money than they realise on appliances and devices, with £140 potentially wasted per year.
  
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• Burnham’s courageous speech had one striking omission

  30-09-2026 10:40 via ft.com
  Prime minister touched some of the most controversial policy areas, but said nothing about Budget or spending review
  
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• Burnham says rejoining EU an option for the UK

  30-09-2026 09:17 via ft.com
  Prime minister says ‘going all the way’ is an option as government reviews relations with 27-country bloc
  
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• UK energy price cap forecast to rise to nearly £2,000 as Iran war drives up prices

  30-09-2026 08:44 via ft.com
  Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years between January and March
  
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• UK economy grows faster than first estimated in second quarter

  30-09-2026 08:18 via ft.com
  Modest upward revision comes ahead of Budget next month
  
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• Political Fix from the Labour Party conference: Hope again?

  30-09-2026 06:43 via ft.com
  The main takeaways from Andy Burnham’s Labour conference speech
  
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• UK bosses left in dark by Burnham and Healey’s emphasis on ‘cost of business’

  29-09-2026 22:38 via ft.com
  Chief executives welcome bold action on pensions triple lock but brace for potential tax rises in Budget next month
  
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• Andy Burnham’s ‘jam tomorrow’ vision

  29-09-2026 19:42 via ft.com
  Speech was more a bold manifesto for the next election than an urgent action plan
  
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• State pensioners getting second £965 monthly payment on Wednesday

  29-09-2026 17:04 via express.co.uk
  A calendar quirk means that some retirees who claim the full rate of the New State Pension will receive a total of £1,930.40 this month.
  
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• State pensioners 'handed £121 less' under Andy Burnham's axed triple lock system

  29-09-2026 16:42 via express.co.uk
  The system which abolishes the third element of the triple lock would have resulted in approximately £121 less for full, new state pensioners in 2026.
  
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• UK households handed £85 with 1 energy switch - full list of who's eligible

  29-09-2026 16:33 via express.co.uk
  Households can make a switch to get up to £85 worth of spending power when they make one switch, but there are certain criteria to meet.
  
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• Andy Burnham unveils National Care Service paid for by ending triple lock

  29-09-2026 16:04 via express.co.uk
  A bombshell change to the triple lock will pay for the National Care Service.
  
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• Winter Fuel Payment cut to just £100 for state pensioners born in these years

  29-09-2026 15:53 via express.co.uk
  Winter Fuel Payments can be slashed down to £100.
  
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• UK households handed £105 boost under Andy Burnham on Thursday

  29-09-2026 15:46 via express.co.uk
  Bills are about to rise but without the intervention, the damage would have been worse.
  
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• Money Saving Expert names 5 savings accounts paying up to 5% interest - full list

  29-09-2026 14:55 via express.co.uk
  Martin Lewis' Money Saving Expert has named the top-paying 'normal' savings accounts, revealing the best rates for savers who put money away every month.
  
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• Average UK diesel price set to reach £2 per litre within days

  29-09-2026 14:34 via ft.com
  Fuel predicted to breach ‘psychological price point’ for the first time ever due to US export threat and disruption to Middle East and Russian supplies
  
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• Average UK diesel price set to reach £2 a litre within days

  29-09-2026 14:34 via ft.com
  Fuel predicted to breach ‘psychological price point’ for first time owing to US export threat and disruption to Middle East and Russian supplies
  
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• Halifax and Lloyds to close 8 branches next week - full list

  29-09-2026 13:56 via express.co.uk
  Lloyds Banking Group says that it continues to look at how customers can access banking services when making changes to its network.
  
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