Chancellor accepts Labour has put a ‘lot of pressure’ on business and says helping entrepreneurs will be a budget priority – UK politics live
John Healey is expected to cut red tape requirements, particularly for smaller businesses Kalyeena Makortoff is the Guardian’s banking correspondent. CS Venkatakrishnan, CEO at Barclays , seems to have admitted defeat over bank tax hikes, which are expected to be a headline measure in Healey’s budget next week. I recognise that the chancellor and the government has been entrusted with an important duty by the public and the people. And they have to balance a host of considerations. He [Healey] …


