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Verified Live
Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 15:30 GMT · 30m · 1 story · 3 annotated moments · 30 of 30 min on news stories (100%)
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A domestically weighted bulletin dominated by John Healey's first Budget, which took the full 55 minutes 14 seconds. It led on a £100 winter energy payment for 20 million households and a rise in the bank surcharge to 6%, with the OBR's weaker growth and higher inflation forecasts shaping much of the reaction.
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- 3:27
Charged quote Healey delivers first Budget with £100 energy payment and bank tax rise
And our benefits bill is going up by tens of billions of pounds because this government has put welfare first. We are overspent, overborrowed, overtaxed and drowning in an out-of-control welfare system. And this is his answer? It is simply not enough. Not good enough. Not strong enough. Not bold enough.
BBC News, Verified Live, 28 October 2026, 3:27-3:43
- 3:36
Contested quote Healey delivers first Budget with £100 energy payment and bank tax rise
And our benefits bill is going up by tens of billions of pounds because this government has put welfare first. We are overspent, overborrowed, overtaxed and drowning in an out-of-control welfare system. And this is his answer? It is simply not enough. Not good enough. Not strong enough. Not bold enough.
BBC News, Verified Live, 28 October 2026, 3:36-3:43
- 6:33
Charged quote Healey delivers first Budget with £100 energy payment and bank tax rise
taking through that bank surcharge going up from 3% to 6%, about £1 billion off banks next year, but at the same time, we are shovelling money in their direction by paying interest on reserves, which is much larger. So the idea that the banks are funding this, well, question mark, really, they are funding some of it. Andy, stay with us, let's get a
BBC News, Verified Live, 28 October 2026, 6:33-6:42
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