AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAutumn Budget: Chancellor John Healey faces pressure to limit giveaways as borrowing costs rise. A reported 3.9% minimum-wage increase would take the rate for workers aged 21 and over to about £13.20 an hour if confirmed on Wednesday. Storm Aftermath: Storm Boelo killed two people and left around 90,000 customers without power, with further warnings and disruption expected. Politics: Labour leads the Conservatives by eight points in a new Ipsos poll, with Reform UK third. Defence and Resilience: Defence Secretary Wes Streeting says Britain must be ready for conflict within about 1,000 days; the government is also urging households to keep three days of essential supplies in case of outages or emergencies. London: Oxford Street’s first traffic-free section opened to shoppers, launching a long-debated pedestrianisation project. Courts: Chris Brown received an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, over a 2023 nightclub attack in London.
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