The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Hunt

Full list of benefits increasing by 10.1% - including Universal Credit and state pension

From April 10, millions of Brits on benefits and Universal Credit will receive a payment boost to keep in line with September's inflation rate of 10.1% - read the full list here

Daily Mirror · Jan 20, 2023

Hunt ‘wants to extend 5p fuel duty cut another year’

The Chancellor wants to extend the reduction in the price of petrol and diesel

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2023

Wake up and buy the coffee: inflation raises cost of a takeaway cup

Chancellor uses price of coffee as prop to explain inflation while a high street latte now costs more than £3

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2023

Ministers hope Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will unveil tax cuts in the autumn before 2024 election

Ministers hope Chancellor Jeremy Hunt can announce tax cuts in the autumn ahead of a General Election a year later.

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2023

Ten things that could cost more this year - from passports and council tax to beer and petrol

The cost of living crisis is being driven by soaring prices on a variety of goods

Manchester Evening News · Jan 18, 2023

Jeremy Hunt mocked for ‘cringe’ video explaining high inflation with coffee cups

The Chancellor faced ridicule for the clip posted to social media on Wednesday

Manchester Evening News · Jan 18, 2023

Jeremy Hunt mocked over ‘Mr Bean-esque’ video explaining high inflation

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt used a video set in a cafe to explain the rising cost of coffee

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2023

Jeremy Hunt mocked for 'Mr Bean-esque' video explaining why inflation is so high

The Chancellor was accused of airbrushing out Liz Truss's disastrous economic policy as he blamed Covid, the war in Ukraine and rising energy prices for inflation in a bizarre two-minute video

Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt mocked over 'coffee cup' video explaining inflation

The Government’s aim to halve the inflation rate by the end of the year was listed as one of the “peoples (sic) priorities”

Wales Online · Jan 18, 2023

Jeremy Hunt mocked over video using coffee cups to explain inflation

Chancellor compared to Mr Bean and criticised for not mentioning Brexit or Truss in ‘condescending’ clip

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023