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Burnham’s first budget is caught between debt, defence and an ageing Britain

That the UK has run out of money for its needs must be the grim realisation that underpins the national budget this week. There are signs that the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey , is indeed ingesting this message – yet Mr Healey must go further to level with the country. The national debt hit £3 trillion ($4 trillion) last week. The budget is expected to lay out the need to borrow…

Burnham’s first budget is caught between debt, defence and an ageing Britain

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