Shadow Chancellor Presses Healey on Tax Rises

Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith, appointed just over two weeks ago, urged Chancellor John Healey to rule out budget tax rises in a 17 September 2026 small-business speech. He tasked Craig Mackinlay and Robert Colvile with a deregulation review — an examination of cutting business rules. Healey, under pressure to raise billions, declined to discuss tax policy before the budget.