By: Maurício Alencar

Politics and Economics Reporter Maurício Alencar is City AM’s Economics and City Reporter. He covers UK economics data ranging from inflation to immigration, as well as the Bank of England, the Treasury, business surveys, and all stories important or interesting to the City of London. He used to cover foreign news and sports at various publications – plus investigations, which he plans to continue to pursue.

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Healey’s headroom ‘could be wiped out by Iran war’

October 5, 2026

Chancellor John Healey’s fiscal headroom could be entirely wiped out by the impact of the war in Iran as economists said the Office for Budget Responsibility could offer a more pessimistic view on the UK economy. A central fiscal forecast by analysts at EY suggests that the Chancellor’s buffer against a borrowing target has fallen [...]
Heathrow and housing: Griffith pledges ‘most ambitious deregulation project’ in generation

October 4, 2026

The Conservatives’ pick for chancellor has pledged to roll out the “most ambitious deregulation project in a generation” as he is set to say plans could cut £50,000 off the price of a new home. Andrew Griffith, the shadow chancellor, will say on Monday he will slash red tape for businesses across construction, supermarkets and [...]
Badenoch says triple lock pension is ‘right policy’ as new Tory blueprint announced

October 4, 2026

Kemi Badenoch has defended the triple lock pension as the “right policy” ahead of the Conservatives’ party conference this weekend. Badenoch said the triple lock, which is widely condemned as “unsustainable” across the political spectrum, ensured pensioners who had “contributed” were properly rewarded. The triple lock pension ensures that the state pension rises by whichever [...]
Britain’s second richest person leaves for Monaco amid tax bite

October 4, 2026

Britain’s second richest person has left Britain for Monaco where billionaires can avoid paying income tax, inheritance tax or capital gains tax, according to reports. David Reuben, who also partly owns Newcastle United alongside Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, is joining his brother Simon in the principality, The Sunday Times reported. The two brothers were [...]
Badenoch vows to end £100k childcare cliff edge introduced under last Tory government

October 3, 2026

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has vowed to end the “absurd” childcare trap for parents earning above £100,000. On the first day of the party’s conference in Birmingham, Badenoch will announce that the childcare cliff edge – engineered under the previous Tory government – will be scrapped at a cost of about £700m per year. Former [...]
Price pressures hit firms amid uncertain outlook and fears of interest rate hikes

October 2, 2026

Firms’ inflation expectations for the next 12 months rose higher, according to closely watched Bank of England survey, the results of which could pile pressure on policymakers to raise interest rates. The Bank’s monthly survey of firms’ price expectations, the Decision Makers’ Panel, showed price expectations becoming more jittery as costs from the energy price [...]
Blue on blue: Tory infighting erupts over triple lock pension petition

October 1, 2026

Infighting across Tory circles has broken out after the party published a petition claiming Labour had pledged to “cut” the state pension following its triple lock reforms. At this week’s party conference, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced he would reform the triple lock pension if Labour remained in power after the next election. The state [...]
Global bond sell-off: Headache for Healey as gilt yields top six per cent

October 1, 2026

The yield that the UK government pays on its 30-year government bond rose above six per cent for the first time in this millennium, putting Chancellor John Healey in a collision course with markets. Long-term gilt yields, which determine the size of UK government borrowing costs, skimmed 6.04 per cent in the early hours of [...]
The huge costs facing Andy Burnham – and the financial tightrope he must walk

October 1, 2026

Andy Burnham said he didn’t set out to deliver a “tub-thumping conference speech” but it was packed with huge pledges to take control over utilities and expand the state. Maurício Alencar considers just how costly his promises are in the long term – and in the next month. Andy Burnham had all the goodies for [...]
Burnham to ‘keep distance’ from Manchester City case – yet thanks Abu Dhabi

September 30, 2026

Andy Burnham has vowed to not interfere in the Premier League’s battle with Manchester City but admitted he hopes it will not harm relations with Abu Dhabi. The Prime Minister said he would not get “directly involved” in the long-running case that has seen the club found guilty of more than 100 charges by an [...]

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