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Has Healey’s military-style budget secrecy really played out so differently to past budgets?
<p>Chancellor was said to be worried about market-sensitive leaks, yet significant policies have been heavily trailed in the media</p><p>The public has been told repeatedly that John Healey is so concerned about budget leaks that he has set up defence-style “compartmentalisation” to prevent the Treasury’s financial secrets escaping.</p><p>The macho military analogies began in mid-August when Healey was said by the Telegraph to be “on a war footing” to stop the drip of information that he believed had beleaguered Rachel Reeves.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/25/john-healey-chancellor-budget-secrecy">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 25, 2026The Guardian World World03
Brazil election 2026: Live second round results
<p>After a shock defeat in the first round, the incumbent Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,<strong> </strong>is seeking a new term in a runoff with Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of his convicted predecessor</p><p><em><strong>Polls close at 17.00 BRT, 20.00 GMT, with first results expected within the hour.</strong></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/oct/25/brazil-election-2026-live-second-round-results">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 25, 2026The Guardian World World04
Iraqis mark seven years since Tishreen protests with reform demands
Thousands gather in Tahrir Square to mark seven years since Iraq’s 2019 ‘Tishreen’ protests.
QA Oct 25, 2026Al Jazeera English