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London's Economy Today editorial - October 2026

29th October 2026 by Daryl Rozario, Jubair Ahmed, Gordon Douglass, and Sixia Zhang

Chancellor's first Budget offers energy bill support and begins fiscal devolution to mayors Shaped by the energy price shock from the Middle East conflict and ever-higher government borrowing costs, the first Budget from John Healey, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, offers support for household...