Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is set to warn that Chancellor John Healey's upcoming fiscal statement risks causing greater economic damage than Rachel Reeves's budgets.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has acknowledged that his initial cost-of-living measures fall short, raising expectations of further relief in the autumn budget.

The UK housing market faces a critical autumn as major lenders reprice mortgage deals upward amid surging wholesale costs and impending fiscal policy updates.