Person

Andrew Griffith

British Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs and the party's shadow chancellor, a former Sky finance chief who served as a Treasury minister.

Known aliases

Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith

Current stories

leadershipConfirmed8 publishers

IMF puts UK growth at 1.3% this year and 1.2% in 2027 as energy prices and rates weigh

IMF raised its 2026 UK growth forecast to 1.3% from 1%, and trimmed 2027 to 1.2% from 1.3%. Its 2027 inflation forecast moved further, to 2.8% from 2.4%, and the IFS says inflation will erode departmental budgets before the 28 October Budget.

Publishers:abcnews.com bbc.co.uk channelnewsasia.com cityam.com cnbc.com euronews.com fortune.com independent.co.uk semafor.com

Perspective Coverage

9 publishers

Builder: Builder 14%
Operator: Operator 28%
Investor: Investor 58%

Reality

Evidence80
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives: Not scored
Confidence75

leadershipOne report1 publisher

Skills minister denies the £25bn employer tax rise is driving youth unemployment

Skills minister Jacqui Smith says the £25bn employer tax rise is not the main driver of youth unemployment, now at 16.4%. Her offer to employers is £2,000 per young apprentice at small firms, with the payroll tax on 21- to 24-year-olds left as it is.

Publishers:cityam.com

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+25
Incentives75
Confidence50

leadershipConfirmed3 publishers

Conservatives would scrap Natural England and the Environment Agency under Griffith's plan

Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith wants Natural England and the Environment Agency abolished in a package the Tories say cuts up to £50,000 off a new home. Until an election, firms still plan against the government's rules and its 28 October Budget.

Publishers:bbc.co.uk cityam.com personneltoday.com

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers

Builder: Builder 12%
Operator: Operator 53%
Investor: Investor 35%

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+30
Incentives70
Confidence55

leadershipOne report1 publisher

Griffith makes his pledge to scrap a tax every budget depend on a savings rule

Andrew Griffith said a Tory government would aim to scrap at least one tax every budget and would abolish the £2m-plus mansion tax due in 2028. The specific taxes he named, including a packaging scheme that firms pay for, are firmer promises than the per-budget goal, which he made conditional on affordability.

Publishers:bbc.co.uk

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+20
Incentives70
Confidence60

leadershipOne report1 publisher

Third-placed Conservatives would fold the Environment Agency and Natural England into Defra

Tory shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith will pledge to scrap the Environment Agency and Natural England and replace two developer obligations with one levy. With the party polling third, the pledges bind no one yet but name the rules a Conservative government would remove.

Publishers:theguardian.com

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+40
Incentives70
Confidence50