The Latest Breaking News from Budget

The Liverpool-based retailer said it generated revenues in the UK of £2.1 billion over the six months to September 28.

Calls have been made for GPs, dentists, hospices and pharmacies to be exempt from the increase which was announced in last month’s Budget.

Pharmacies could also withdraw from providing emergency contraception

Collective action could begin in January if there is not an ‘adequate response’ from Government, the National Pharmacy Association said.

It’s hard to pinpoint the most egregious side effects of Rachel Reeves’s Budget so far, with its blizzard of bizarre policies fraught with unpleasant unintended consequences. Who do they most want to hurt? Business owners, farmers and parents who have the cheek to want the best education for their children…

Sir Keir Starmer’s press secretary confirmed the threshold for council tax increases will remain at 5%.

The Conservative leader raised the issue during Prime Minister’s Questions with Sir Keir Starmer.

The pub group said the rise in employers’ National Insurance contributions will cost it £3 million with a further £5 million due in wage increases.

Wes Streeting said he recognised the pressures that organisations which provided care outside the public sector were facing.