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Sky News Politics20 Aug 2026

British banking giants deliver tax rise warning to new chancellor

Britain's biggest banks have fired a renewed warning to the government against hiking taxes on the industry as John Healey, the new chancellor, prepares to deliver his inaugural Budget in October.

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Sky News Politics9 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham to start national tour to hear cost of living concerns

Andy Burnham will start a national tour on Monday to hear people's concerns over the cost of living.

Economy
Sky News Politics23 Jul 2026

Tax cuts for pubs and clubs | Gary Lineker calls for wealth tax

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Sky News Politics16 Jul 2026

Economy flatlining as Reeves nears Number 11 exit

The UK economy grew by 0.1% in May, according to the final set of official figures ahead of Rachel Reeves's widely expected departure as chancellor.

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Sky News Politics13 Jul 2026

Let councils put tax up as much as they want, MPs tell Burnham

A cross-party group of MPs has told prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham he should allow councils to increase council tax by as much as they want.

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Sky News Politics28 Jun 2026

UK to replace fleet of destroyers with 'budget warships'

The UK will replace a fleet of big, expensive destroyers with smaller, budget warships under an investment plan that seeks to rearm the military for less cash than officers say they need.

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Sky News Politics23 May 2026

UK faces 'economic catastrophe' unless it adapts to young people rewired by smartphones

The UK is facing an "economic catastrophe" unless it adapts to younger generations who have grown up in a digital world, a former minister has warned.

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Sky News Politics21 May 2026

Rachel Reeves fires up summer spending reminiscent of Rishi Sunak's COVID scheme

Rachel Reeves' Great British Summer Savings, a family-friendly bundle of VAT cuts for kids' meals and leisure attractions, and free bus travel to get to there, is reminiscent of a previous Treasury wheeze intended to lift spirits in a troubled summer - think Eat Out To Help Out, without social distancing or gnawing anxiety.

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Sky News Politics14 May 2026

GDP figures show unexpected growth, as Reeves warns 'now is not the time to put economy at risk'

The UK economy unexpectedly grew during first month of the Iran war, new official figures reveal.

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Sky News Politics12 May 2026

Polanski apologises over houseboat council tax

Zack Polanski has apologised for failing to pay the correct council tax while living on a London houseboat.

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Sky News Politics11 May 2026

Cut employee national insurance to win back voters, Labour report says

Radical economic reforms such as cutting national insurance and overhauling capital gains tax are Labour's only ways of winning back voters they have lost to Reform and the Greens, a report will warn.

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Sky News Politics21 Apr 2026

Mandelson drama turns 'high stakes' debate on economy into sideshow

An important debate happened in Westminster this week.

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