UK Chancellor Healy is weighing a windfall tax on banks and oil companies for her first budget. Treasury officials are discussing the measures as a way to plug a £4.7bn fiscal shortfall while avoiding direct increases in personal taxes. Healy is aiming for a low-key budget next month and for any unavoidable tax rises to be markedly smaller than those implemented under former chancellor Reeves.

US President Trump accepted an invitation from the PGA Tour and new commissioner Brian Rolapp to serve as honorary chair of the upcoming Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club in Chicago and said he plans to attend.

On Aug. 28 LAVROV told an interview that although the current U.S. government often calls the Ukraine crisis "Biden's war," the Trump administration continues to supply weapons and funds to Ukraine. On U.S. support for strikes on Russian territory, he said Moscow never issued any ultimatum to Washington. He added that Britain’s role in the Russia‑Ukraine conflict has been "extremely negative" and argued the UK has no permanent allies, including the United States.