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Wednesday briefing: We asked you - what do you want from the Burnham government’s first budget?

Hettie O'Brien · The Guardian · World
Published 28 Oct 2026, 5:43 pm·55 min ago·1 min read
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In today’s newsletter: First Edition readers and people struggling with the cost of living tell us what the government could do to improve their lives Good morning. Don’t expect anything radical. This, the Treasury has been at pains to tell us, will be a very “low-key” budget. After weeks of speculation from journalists, a flurry of press releases from thinktanks, and a photoshoot with an obligatory red box, the chancellor, John Healey, will announce the details of the Burnham government’s first budget in the Commons today at 12:30pm. Healey has been selling this as a series of measures…

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