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• Healey’s Budget will be ‘fiction’ without plan for £35bn hole in spending, IFS warns

  12-10-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Influential think-tank says a ‘do nothing’ fiscal event on October 28 is not an option
  
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• Calls to scrap employer UK national insurance for under-25s rejected

  15-10-2026 14:20 via ft.com
  Businesses have been urging chancellor John Healey to ease the levy in his Budget on October 28
  
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• The housing plan for London is no plan at all

  15-10-2026 14:00 via ft.com
  Without radical changes, the GLA’s building targets are a fantasy — with dire consequences
  
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• Healey promises to ‘stay the path’ on reducing UK deficit

  15-10-2026 11:36 via ft.com
  Chancellor makes vow before annual gathering of IMF and World Bank in Bangkok
  
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• British Gas urges households to use ‘11am rule’ to cut bills ‘immediately’

  15-10-2026 11:32 via express.co.uk
  Energy costs have soared due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
  
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• UK economy defies contraction fears to grow 0.1% in August

  15-10-2026 10:34 via ft.com
  Figure comes as chancellor John Healey prepares for a tough Budget this month
  
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• New personal tax allowance raise to £18,000 update as deadline passes

  15-10-2026 10:27 via express.co.uk
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham has previously addressed the issue
  
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• Andy Burnham risks plunging Britain into darkness - this winter should terrify us all

  15-10-2026 10:19 via express.co.uk
  Winter is coming and Andy Burnham should be afraid. The lights could go out on his hopes of winning the next election.
  
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• Andy Burnham state pension review chief gives age change to 70 update

  15-10-2026 09:28 via express.co.uk
  The head of the government's independent state pension age review has said people need to 'rethink how late in life we're prepared to work'
  
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• UK economy grew 0.1 per cent in August

  15-10-2026 08:44 via ft.com
  Figure comes as chancellor John Healey prepares for a tough Budget this month
  
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• UK economy defies fears of contraction to grow 0.1% in August

  15-10-2026 08:44 via ft.com
  Figure comes as chancellor John Healey prepares for a tough Budget this month
  
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• UK households told to make 'swap' before Sunday, October 25

  15-10-2026 08:38 via express.co.uk
  A financial expert has explained various things to do
  
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• State pension age change to 65 plan update as DWP issues statement

  15-10-2026 08:35 via express.co.uk
  The Department for Work and Pensions has responded to a petition confirming a review is underway
  
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• UK economy grew 0.1 per cent in August

  15-10-2026 08:01 via ft.com
  Figure comes as chancellor John Healey prepares for a tough Budget this month
  
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• Andy Burnham wants to demolish triple lock - here's how to stop it ruining your retirement

  15-10-2026 08:00 via express.co.uk
  The state pension triple lock has menaced for years. Now Andy Burnham has signalled he's ready to swing the axe from 2030.
  
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• EV charging provider warns of 'cumulative costs' facing drivers

  15-10-2026 07:30 via express.co.uk
  New charges are coming in for EV drivers soon
  
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• There's a £6,220 pension boost that millions are due - here's how to claim it

  15-10-2026 07:24 via express.co.uk
  ANALYSIS - KATIE ELLIOTT: Millions of Brits could be completely unaware they're owed some cash.
  
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• UK’s resilient entrepreneurs prove growth is possible in the gloom

  15-10-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Country’s fastest-growing companies have overcome challenges but face Budget uncertainty
  
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• Inheritance tax toll is mounting on UK family companies

  15-10-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Changes by Rachel Reeves in 2024 risk cramping expansion and employment plans, driving firms into the hands of private equity
  
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• Thousands of workers to get £1,250 pay boost from today in Real Living Wage increase

  15-10-2026 03:37 via express.co.uk
  Nearly half a million people will see an increase to their pay from Thursday, October 15.
  
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• One in 6 UK disability benefit claimants should not receive cash, says think-tank

  15-10-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Shift to offering more practical, social and employment support would save £4.4bn a year, argues Resolution Foundation
  
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• Badenoch sounds ‘alarm’ on potential Budget tax raid on banks

  14-10-2026 23:00 via ft.com
  Conservative leader’s intervention comes as investors warn of a potential hit to UK competitiveness
  
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• Ministers to launch probe of English mayoral authority led by Ben Houchen

  14-10-2026 21:35 via ft.com
  Statutory ‘best value’ inspection reflects concerns in Whitehall about governance and debt levels at the local government body
  
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• Healey’s Budget is a moment he must not miss

  14-10-2026 18:31 via ft.com
  Avoiding bold choices this time would just mean postponing political and economic pain
  
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• Unshackle workers from non-compete clauses

  14-10-2026 16:04 via ft.com
  The restrictions on labour mobility hold back Britain’s growth and innovation
  
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• Who should we leave our pensions to?

  14-10-2026 12:37 via ft.com
  Inheritance tax rules are changing next year — but you need to balance tax efficiency with fairness
  
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• Healey set to pay for Budget giveaways without more borrowing

  14-10-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Move by UK chancellor would be in line with IMF recommendation for countries to show fiscal discipline
  
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• Tougher competition for internships strains UK graduate jobs market

  14-10-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Applications for summer internships rise 27% as students face ‘day zero’ fight to get ahead in increasingly automated recruitment process
  
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• Drivers issued alert as 'poorest motorists forced to pay more for insurance'

  14-10-2026 01:01 via express.co.uk
  The least able to pay are being 'punished', according to Which?.
  
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• ‘Pro-business’ Burnham reassures chief executives on tax

  13-10-2026 19:28 via ft.com
  Prime minister and chancellor host roundtable meetings with leading business figures to calm nerves ahead of the Budget
  
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