What was in John Healey’s Budget?
Chancellor John Healey has delivered his first Budget to the House of Commons. It showed some progress on…
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Jim McMahon: A Budget for no-one that ignores the crisis raging outside London
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The chancellor forgot Brexit, our biggest challenge – trade unions react to Budget
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