Barclays boss indicates bank taxes in budget ‘bearable’ and backs Healey – UK politics live

CEO of Barclays tells reporters: ‘I deeply respect the responsibility that the chancellor has and he has our full support and backing’ The Office for National Statistics has also published a report on the gender pay gap .

It says: The gender pay gap for full-time employees has continued to decline in the UK. It was 6. 8% in April 2026, down from 7. 2% in April 2025. This compares with 9. 4% a decade ago and 16. 4% 25 years ago. Secondly, I asked Healey whether he sees the banks as making excessive profits, which would be the coherent justification for him to…