Tories dismiss PM’s budget ‘everyday fixes’ as little more than ‘cheaper gherkins’, and ‘an insult to families’ – UK politics live

October 27, 2026 · 9:27 am 1 sources

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• Tories dismiss PM’s budget ‘everyday fixes’ as little more than ‘cheaper gherkins’, and ‘an insult to families’ – UK politics live
  The Guardian · October 27, 2026 09:27
  Removing tariffs on more than 100 products, including gherkins and baked beans, was one of five measures announced this morning before tomorrow’s budget Unison has particularly welcomed the announcement today about higher tax-free mileage rates being made permanent. (See 9.07am .) The union has…