The money
The mandate vs the budget
What the mandate's choices would change next to what the government actually spends.
The mandate
Too early to call. No question has 20 votes yet, so there's no mandate to cost.
Indicative. Costs come from the proposers, the IFS and official figures, and many choices aren't costed yet.
The government's budget
Spending 2026-27
£1419bn (forecast)
Borrowing 2026-27
£115.5bn (forecast)
Raised in taxes and other income
£1304bn (about)
Where it goes (2025-26)
Totals include £132.5bn of accounting adjustments.
Sources: FCDO provisional aid statistics, April 2026 (0.43% of national income); HM Treasury, PESA 2026; Derived: forecast spending minus forecast borrowing; OBR economic and fiscal outlook, March 2026; OBR public finances databank, June 2026, via House of Commons Library CBP-8046 (9 Sept 2026). Figures change at each Budget. The next is due at the end of October 2026.