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UK Budget 2026: Healey Tackles Debt and Rising Living Costs

Andy Burnham's First Budget Promises Targeted Relief for Households, New Taxes on Banks and Businesses, and a Difficult Balancing Act Between Growth and Fiscal Discipline Britain's new government faces a defining economic test as Finance Minister John Healey prepares to deliver his first budget under Prime Minister Andy Burnham on October 28, 2026. The budget arrives at a difficult moment for the…

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Britain Scraps Heavily Criticised Plans to Curb Jury Trials After Backlash

Britain’s government has abandoned one of the most controversial elements of its proposed criminal justice reforms, dropping plans that would have significantly reduced the number of defendants entitled to have their cases heard by a jury. The decision follows months of opposition from lawyers, politicians, legal organisations and campaigners who warned that the proposed changes risked weakening …

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