John Healey

Chancellor of the Exchequer — Labour

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61
HEAVY COPE
Deflector Scapegoat: Fiscal inheritance / external shocks

Latest Incident

Latest: Telegraph and Argus — scored 52 (deflection) on 2026-08-13

Score History

Cope Entries (7)

AI-generated score

52
Telegraph and Argus deflection
"Healey acknowledges cost-of-living pressures partly blamed on the Middle East conflict, and frames the government as 'active, hands-on' providing 'breathing space' and 'hope back' without naming structural UK drivers."

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60
City AM scapegoating
"Chancellor Healey warns supermarkets they cannot take Britons 'for a ride' and threatens Treasury monitoring of price hikes and profiteering as cost of living pressures persist."

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28
GOV.UK deflection
"As Chancellor, Healey frames wealth creation as a priority, acknowledges rising business costs, and proposes a £100m venture capital boost to support early-stage businesses and local economies."

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38
The Guardian deflection
"The Chancellor warns that government is "standing by" to stop the public being "taken for a ride at the pump or the till" as the Iran war hits prices, and is "watching closely" for retailer profiteering despite acknowledging no significant evidence of price gouging yet."

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32
GOV.UK deflection
"Government will use procurement policy as a growth tool to back British jobs, apprenticeships, and innovation in every postcode."

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32
AOL.co.uk deflection
"Healey says he is concerned about the cost of business as much as the cost of living and that government policy decisions should help raise investment, innovation and profit in British business."

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64
Chancellor John Healey delivers speech to Treasury staff deflection
"Every government department is a growth department. We will make the fullest possible use of public investment within our fiscal framework, and take the fullest advantage of private and international investment ready to back Britain."
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