Rayner demands general election after Hunt unveils ‘nightmare’ Budget IFS warns UK economy damaged by series of own goals, including Liz Truss’s mini-Budget The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2022
Chancellor Hunt is taking voters for fools with delayed cuts THE UK economy is in recession. Taxes are at their highest in 70 years. According to the Office for Budget Responsibility, living standards are… The National (Scotland) · Nov 19, 2022
State Pension boosted by up to £75 per month next year as new rates confirmed The Triple Lock has been kept for the 2023/24 financial year Nottingham Post · Nov 19, 2022
NHS funding hundreds of millions short of what’s needed to improve care, experts warn Treasury’s funding settlement won’t avert crisis in the NHS, which is ‘on the cusp of disaster’, IPPR warns The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2022
Jeremy Hunt told to ‘come clean’ on economic cost of non-dom tax status The IFS said abolishing non-doms would be worth around £3bn a year to the economy – roughly the same amount that will be added to next year’s NHS budget The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022
Councillors say council financial crisis can't be dumped on those in cost of living hardship "We don't agree with some who are already saying 'nothing can be done'" Belfast Live · Nov 18, 2022
Sunak and Hunt out of touch with working class, say ‘red wall’ voters Focus group in Greater Manchester perceived Tory leaders as self-serving after autumn statement The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022
Shocked Aldi and Sainsbury's shoppers bewildered by EGG shortage - as farmers blame rocketing costs 'Really, I don't want to be running around and embarrassing myself to secure some eggs' Manchester Evening News · Nov 18, 2022
'Jeremy Hunt promised an eye-watering budget - but the tears are all ours not his' Don't be fooled by the generosity, says Paul Routledge, it's our state pension but the Chancellor will make us wait longer for it, and those on Universal Credit will be told to get back to work or lose money Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022
The Guardian view on tax rises: a necessary change Editorial: No one likes having to pay more, but hard times and Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement have put the issue at the centre of politics The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022
Private renters face ‘winter of hardship’ after bleak autumn statement Private tenants hit out at lack of support while capital gains tax change puts further pressure on supply of rental homes Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2022
Impact of Hunt's budget on women laid bare in devastating letter A COALITION of charities and campaigners have criticised the lack of support for parents in the Autumn Statement. The National (Scotland) · Nov 18, 2022
The Mancunian Way: Boycotting Qatar Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Friday, November 18, 2022. Manchester Evening News · Nov 18, 2022
A stark lesson for Keir Starmer from the budget: the Tories won’t just lose, you have to beat them Labour’s path to victory was clear when Truss was in office. A politically cunning autumn statement has made it harder, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022 Local NHS care review set to report back next year A planned review of local NHS care by former health secretary Patricia Hewitt was announced in the Chancellor’s autumn statement speech.
Chronicle Live · Nov 18, 2022 Northumberland County Council's budget uncertainty remains despite Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement The local government settlement is expected later this year
Wales Online · Nov 18, 2022 DWP benefit rates from April including State Pension, Universal Credit, Income Support and PIP Millions of people across the UK are in receipt of some form of State Pension or benefit
The Conversation · Nov 18, 2022 Austerity gutted the welfare state – preserving benefits now can't make up for that Many people on low incomes will have breathed a sigh of relief when the UK Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt announced, in his autumn statement on November 17 2022, that he would be increasing benefits by 10.1% in 2023. This is almost in line with the rate of inflation.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022 UK facing Christmas travel chaos as civil servants in three departments to strike Stoppages will affect passport and border checks, driving tests and farm payments throughout Christmas
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022 Jeremy Hunt faces rebellion on Tory right over autumn statement Esther McVey, John Redwood and Richard Drax among backbench critics of chancellor’s tax rises
Wales Online · Nov 18, 2022 New social housing rent cap to be introduced in Wales The new agreement also means tenants in Wales can't be evicted for financial hardship
The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022 Jeremy Hunt statement sets scene for ‘grim’ fall in living standards Recession to last until 2024 as taxes climb to highest level since Second World War
Nottingham Post · Nov 18, 2022 State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other DWP payment rates from April 2023 Full list of DWP payments that are going up by 10.1% - and what the new amounts will likely be
Wales Online · Nov 18, 2022 Warning that petrol and diesel will rise by '12p a litre in March' The Chancellor has been warned not to go ahead with any rise in fuel duty, but he's said today there has been no decision made and it is not Government policy
Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022 Jeremy Hunt admits Boris Johnson's Brexit deal led to damaging trade barriers The Chancellor, who yesterday unveiled an Autumn Statement which experts warn will inflict years of pain on millions of Brits, said it will "take time" to remove barriers affecting trade with the EU