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Newsnight, followed by Weather
Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 22:30 GMT · 30m · 1 story · 5 annotated moments · 29 of 30 min on news stories (98%)
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A wholly domestic economic bulletin led and dominated by John Healey's first Budget as Chancellor, which offered £100 energy payments to four out of five households while deferring major decisions on defence, welfare and spending. The Budget segment filled 29 minutes 45 seconds, effectively the whole Newsnight programme.
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- 1:51
Andy Burnham, Prime Minister
- 2:29
Mariana Mazzucato, Professor of Economics at UCL
- 7:08
Tan Dhesi, Labour Chair of the Defence Select Committee
- 7:53
Julia Lopez, Shadow Business Secretary
- 11:44
James Murray, Financial Secretary
- 25:52
Martin Lewis, money-saving expert founder
- 0:38
- 3:53
Claim Chancellor John Healey first Budget targets energy and cost of living
BBC News reported that the government was keeping to fiscal rules set by former chancellor Rachel Reeves, leaving little fiscal room.
BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 28 October 2026, 3:53-3:58
- 4:29
Claim Chancellor John Healey first Budget targets energy and cost of living
The estimated cost of raising defence spending to 3% of GDP is £10bn to £11bn.
BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 28 October 2026, 4:29-4:39
- 5:24
Claim Chancellor John Healey first Budget targets energy and cost of living
The OBR forecast annual cuts of about 2.5% for departments outside health and defence.
BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 28 October 2026, 5:24-5:31
- 6:25
Claim Chancellor John Healey first Budget targets energy and cost of living
The OBR forecast that average household disposable income would be only 1% higher in 2030 than before the COVID pandemic.
BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 28 October 2026, 6:25-6:34
- 6:41
Charged quote Chancellor John Healey first Budget targets energy and cost of living
So 10 years and just 1% growth. We used to grow living standards on that measure by about 2% every year. So that's a really, really bleak picture that the OBR is painting there for household living standards in the UK. So bearing all that in mind, Nick, what was the reaction within the Labour Party?
BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 28 October 2026, 6:41-6:47
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