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UK Chancellor John Healey struck a notably upbeat tone in his first major speech today, aiming to turn Great Britain into “Growth Britain." While maintaining Rachel Reeves’ commitment to strict fiscal discipline, he broadened the economic lens to unlock regional investment—particularly across the North—and lower business costs. (He noted that if debt interest were a Whitehall department, it would outspend Defense, the Home Office, and Justice combined.) The real test remains translating this into durable policy adoption before rising borrowing costs further squeeze both growth and the public finances. #economy #markets #growth #UK