Northern Olympics campaign to get £7m in Healey’s budget

October 20, 2026 · 7:27 am 6 sources

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• Healey to reject calls to raise capital gains tax in budget
  The Guardian · October 20, 2026 07:27
  Cabinet colleagues have previously called for an increase but chancellor feels it might ultimately cost the Treasury John Healey will not raise capital gains tax in next week’s budget, despite previous calls to do so from cabinet colleagues including Louise Haigh and Wes Streeting. The chancellor…
• Badenoch says Healey’s budget will be worse than Reeves’s if he doesn’t slash spending – UK politics live
  The Guardian · October 20, 2026 07:47
  Conservative leader to give a speech later, while Treasury sources say Healey has ruled out a rise in capital gains tax Good morning. John Healey , the chancellor, is delivering his first budget a week tomorrow, and this morning there are two news developments that will help to frame the way it is…
• UK government borrowing rises to £24.5bn as John Healey prepares for budget
  The Guardian · October 21, 2026 06:48
  Government paid £10.9bn in debt interest, the highest September figure since records began Business live – latest updates The Treasury ran a higher than expected budget deficit of £24.5bn last month as rising inflation pushed up the interest paid on government debt, increasing pressure on John…
• Chancellor to pitch budget at wealth creators – UK politics live
  The Guardian · October 22, 2026 08:03
  John Healey is expected to cut red tape requirements, particularly for smaller businesses Good morning. A week today John Healey , the chancellor, will be doing a media round defending the budget he is presenting on Wednesday next week. Ahead of that, he has given an interview to Patrick Maguire…
• John Healey pledges to use budget to harness power of AI to bolster Britain’s security
  The Guardian · October 24, 2026 05:00
  Chancellor says government to commit hundreds of millions to develop ‘distinctively British’ approach to AI John Healey has pledged to use Wednesday’s budget to harness the power of artificial intelligence to bolster Britain’s security and prosperity against the risks in the accelerating global…
• Northern Olympics campaign to get £7m in Healey’s budget
  The Guardian · October 24, 2026 15:03
  Fund will support feasibility study for potential bid to host Games in the 2040s, backed by northern mayors and top athletes John Healey is to announce a £7m fund to examine a potential future bid to host the Olympics in northern England in his first budget as chancellor. The fund will be used to…