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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ruled out calling a general election in the next 12 months following his first Budget, telling reporters: “I’m not thinking about my own party and its prospects.” Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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Activist Tommy Robinson has been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of harassing two Daily Mail journalists. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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Budget 2026: Chancellor John Healey’s Budget is “not good enough, not strong enough, not bold enough” as the UK remains “overspent, overborrowed, overtaxed and drowning in an out-of-control welfare system” under Labour, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has said. l-bc.co/LBCNews
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Budget 2026: Chancellor John Healey says he is “getting work under way” to reach spending of 3% of GDP on defence by 2030 and will set out how he will hit that target at next year’s spending review. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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Budget 2026: Britain will commit £10 billion of additional economic and military support to Ukraine, and half a billion in urgent military funding this winter, John Healey has said. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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Budget 2026: All business rates will be retained locally by the end of the decade with 20% of revenue going to mayors from next year, John Healey has said. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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Budget 2026: A planned increase in fuel duty scheduled for January has been scrapped to help motorists with the cost of living and the 5p cut to duty will continue until July 2027. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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Budget 2026: Chancellor John Healey says he will hike gambling taxes to pay for a high street support package, including by increasing machine games duty from 20% to 25% for higher stakes machines. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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Budget 2026: The national minimum wage and national living wage will increase by 3.9% for 2.3 million workers, Chancellor John Healey confirmed. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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Budget 2026: John Healey says he is abandoning plans to cut the amount you can put in an ISA and the allowance will remain £20,000. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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Budget 2026: John Healey has told MPs he will raise the threshold for small business rate relief for retail hospitality and leisure businesses to £18,000, and freeze rates for all other firms in these sectors in real terms. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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Budget 2026: John Healey's announced £100 will be paid directly to households in council tax bands A-D to help cover energy bills this winter. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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Budget 2026: Chancellor John Healey has announced the removal of VAT from electricity bills will be extended to July 2027. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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Budget 2026: John Healey says the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts put UK growth at 1.2% this year, 1% next year, 1.6% in 2028, 1.8% in 2029, 1.7% in 2030 and 1.6% in 2031. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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Budget 2026: John Healey says borrowing is set to fall to 4.2% this year, reducing to 1.8% in 2030-31, while UK debt as a percentage of GDP is up to 83.2% this year and 83.8% next year, before dipping to 81.7% in 2031-32. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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John Healey's told MPs, the budget watchdog the OBR predicts the Government will spend £14bn more on debt interest this year as he promised “fiscal discipline” in the face of economic “storms” the UK must weather. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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John Healey has promised “a Budget for the working people of Britain” as he began delivering his first fiscal statement as Chancellor. Live coverage on LBC News: l-bc.co/LBCNews
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