Healey Pledges Labour Will Hold to Fiscal Rules in First Speech as Chancellor
John Healey used his first address as chancellor to commit to existing fiscal rules while unveiling a new local apprenticeship service, as separate tensions over a unionist parade near Drumcree continued.
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John Healey used his first major speech as chancellor to commit Labour to sticking with its existing fiscal rules, seeking to reassure markets and voters that the government will maintain spending discipline even as it faces pressure to boost investment.
As part of the address, Healey announced a new local apprenticeship service intended to widen opportunities for young people, part of a wider push by the government to tie fiscal responsibility to visible investment in skills and jobs.
Parade dispute continues in Northern Ireland
Separately, the leader of the SDLP, Claire Hanna, called for an international mediator to help resolve an ongoing standoff over a unionist parade near Drumcree, in a nationalist area that was the site of severe violence during the Troubles almost three decades ago.
Hanna said all sides needed to show a genuine willingness to seek compromise, describing the search for a resolution that would allow both communities to feel their concerns had been respected.
Details of any formal mediation process had not been confirmed at the time of reporting.
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- John Healey says Labour will stick to fiscal rules in first speech as chancellor – UK politics live — The Guardian — World
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