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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

Published October 27, 2026 5:07 am • Updated October 27, 2026 5:56 am •
Tories dismiss PM’s budget ‘everyday fixes’ as little more than ‘cheaper gherkins’, and ‘an insult to families’ – UK politics live
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Removing tariffs on more than 100 products, including gherkins and baked beans, was one of five measures announced this morning before tomorrow’s budgetWhen Andy Burnham opened a debate on revising the Brexit settlement in his Labour conference speech, he did so on the basis of a simple proposition. He declared: “I cannot say to you truthfully that where we are is good enough. Brexit has…

Removing tariffs on more than 100 products, including gherkins and baked beans, was one of five measures announced this morning before tomorrow’s budgetWhen Andy Burnham opened a debate on revising the Brexit settlement in his Labour conference speech, he did so on the basis of a simple proposition. He declared: “I cannot say to you truthfully that where we are is good enough. Brexit has…

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