# Tories dismiss PM’s budget ‘everyday fixes’ as ‘cheaper gherkins’ and ‘an insult to families’

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-27 09:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/27/budget-burnham-healey-everday-fixes-gherkins-conservatives-miliband-carers-latest-news-updates

> Ahead of the budget, the Treasury announced five “everyday fixes”, including removing import tariffs on more than 100 products, changing mileage allowances and extending parental pay. Conservative shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith said inflation had wiped out the benefits and called the cheaper gherkins an insult to families hit by Labour tax rises.

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