High yields threaten to wipe out at least half of the £24bn headroom John Healey was expecting to have for his budget The UK government was forced to pay the highest interest rate for a 30-year bond since 1998 on Tuesday, underlining the fiscal challenges facing the chancellor, John Healey. Echo...
Source: [Guardian Politics](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/uk-government-pays-highest-interest-rate-on-30-year-bond-since-1998)