‘Budget is bold enough’ despite limited ‘room for manoeuvre’, Andy Burnham says

Natalie Fleet MP Column: "Breathing space is what we need for the long, cold Winter ahead"

‘Breathing space’ was the much-mentioned phrase that you may have heard from the Budget – the first under our new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Caroline Dinenage 'underwhelmed' by Burnham's budget

When Andy Burnham became Prime Minister he made grand promises to the Labour Party and the country about reversing decades of political direction.

Andy Burnham ally scores John Healey's Budget four out of 10 in damning verdict

A former adviser to Andy Burnham has scored John Healey's Budget four out of 10 in yet another damning verdict on Labour's economic plan.Andy Haldane, a former chief economist at the Bank of England who advised Mr Burnham as Greater Manchester Mayor, delivered a withering verdict on the Chancellor’s maiden economic statement. On Wednesday, Mr Healey said his budget would provide Britain with “breathing space now, fresh hope for the future”.“We k…

Former Burnham advisor Andy Haldane scores Healey's Budget

Former Burnham advisor Andy Haldane scores Healey's Budget out of 10

Harrogate MP 'underwhelmed' by Budget support for the public and businesses

“After years of government chaos and failure, we can only end the brutal cost of living crisis and fix broken public services if we get the economy growing”

A ‘bittersweet’ budget, says catering association

A catering association has described the Budget 2027 as “bittersweet”, welcoming tax cuts for SMEs and new VAT guidelines while expressing “serious concern” about measures affecting non-EU workers.  In a statement, the Association of Catering Establishments (ACE) said the €1,000 annual ‘superbonus’ set to be paid to workers by April was “certainly music to every...