Labour is still searching for an energy fix for a new world

The chancellor is right to focus on pure affordability, but £100 handouts and delayed decisions won’t shield consumers from the next wave of price hikes

Budget 2026: £100 energy payment for millions and rise in bank tax as watchdog warns on stalling living standards – as it happened

OBR says that living standards are forecast to rise by just 1% over the whole post-Covid decade

He promised fresh hope and delivered doom, but Dr Death’s budget succeeds in doing no harm

Armed with 98 measures, a rictus grin and a decidedly comedy-free speech, the chancellor at least offered us – and Labour – some breathing space

Burnham promised big change – where was it? Instead we got the Martin Lewis budget

The financial guru’s fingerprints are all over John Healey’s red book – but Lewis is not a politician. His everyday fixes can’t meet this turbulent moment, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

What you need to know about Your First Home scheme for first-time buyers

Chancellor fleshes out details of scheme unveiled last month to help 70,000 households on to the property ladder

Budget winners and losers: pensioners and households gain as banks and betting shops hit

How the Burnham government’s first attempt to ease cost of living pressure pans out for key stakeholders

Healey gives households £100 to help navigate ‘global economic storms’

Payments to 20m homes part of package to cut energy bills and ease cost of living crisis, paid for by bank windfall tax

‘A pretty grim picture’: outlook for UK living standards slashed despite Healey’s budget

OBR cautions about Middle East war dragging down growth and triggering a fresh cost of living crisis

Income tax: Healey’s budget leaves thresholds frozen again. How much more will you pay?

Tax policy means freezes reduce take-home pay as earnings rise in line with inflation

Budget 2026: key points at a glance

John Healey has announced his first budget – here are the main points, with political analysis

The climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act?

The radical Stern report showed that a low-carbon future is also good economics. But it seems that capitalism needs a reminder, says Fiona Harvey, an environment editor at the Guardian

What to expect from John Healey’s first budget: who wins, who pays?

Struggling households, new homebuyers and small shops stand to gain, while banks and online marketplaces could face higher levies

Plan for multibillion-pound Sizewell nuclear plant a ‘terrible deal’ for UK taxpayers, MPs say

The public accounts committee has said the risk to billpayers is ‘extraordinary’

Budget 2026: six charts that reveal the economic realities facing the chancellor

From tackling the youth jobs crisis to repairing Brexit’s economic damage, John Healey has his work cut out for him

The chancellor’s pet PuFins have an important role – but they need more scrutiny

A regulator to keep the National Wealth Fund and the British Business Bank on mission is starting to look essential