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Healey’s ‘risky’ Budget criticised for failing to tackle worst decade for UK growth on record

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

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Healey’s ‘risky’ Budget criticised for failing to tackle worst decade for UK growth on record

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

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Healey’s ‘risky’ Budget criticised for failing to tackle worst decade for UK growth on record

29 October 2026 at 17:09

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

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Budget 2026 latest: Burnham rules out snap election after Healey targets cost of living crisis

The chancellor said he wants to give families ‘a bit of breathing space’ in the wake of pressures from the conflict in the Middle East

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