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‘Scattergun’ budget will still leave Britons facing higher energy bills, says leading thinktank

Global Published 29 October 2026, 13:37 · archived 29 Oct 2026

Healey’s bid to provide ‘breathing space’ over Iran war gives rich almost as much as poor, says Resolution FoundationBusiness live – latest updatesBudget 2026: what it means for your wallet, your mortgage and your payJohn Healey delivered a “scattergun” budget that did little to boost living standards and left Britain facing “a painful second half” of the parliament, a leading economic thinktank has warned.The Resolution Foundation said on Thursday that measures to ease household gas and electricity costs would still leave energy bills higher this year than during the last energy shock. Contin...

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