The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Hunt

Keir Starmer hits out at ‘ridiculous, chaotic circus’ of Tory contest

Country ‘fed up’ with leadership turmoil, says Starmer as he pitches Labour as party of ‘sound money’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2022

Jeremy Hunt may have little choice but to usher in a new age of austerity

The Truss-Kwarteng blunders have seen off any hope that people-friendly policies will be pursued

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2022

“We urgently need someone to get a grip” - Scrapping of freeze on alcohol duty could be final nail in the coffin for some pubs

"Once you have to breach that £6 a pint mark, it’s going to screw us"

Manchester Evening News · Oct 23, 2022

Average new mortgage bills up more than £500 a month in wake of mini-Budget, Labour claim

Estimated 113,000 households had to renegotiate rates before U-turn on Kwarteng package

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022

Boris Johnson accused of 'lying over 100 backers' as Rishi Sunak demands proof

Johnson was accused of lying in the undignified race for No10 as he dashed back from his hols in a desperate bid to rally support.

Daily Record · Oct 22, 2022

Schools crippled by cost of living crisis as teachers unscrewing light bulbs to cut bills

Schools in England face a cash catastrophe driven by surging energy bills, rising inflation and unfunded pay deals. The Sunday People can reveal nine out of 10 will have run out of money by the next school year

Daily Mirror · Oct 22, 2022

Boris Johnson accused of 'lying over having 100 backers for PM' as Rishi demands proof

By late evening on Saturday, only 54 MPs had publicly declared to support former PM Boris Johnson, while former Chancellor Rishi Sunak has notched up 113 confirmed backers

Daily Mirror · Oct 22, 2022

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt plans to scrap Boris Johnson's 'vanity' £250m national flagship

Jeremy Hunt plans to end the former Prime Minister's dream for a £250million ­national flagship for which the Ministry of Defence has spent nearly £2.5m on staff costs and consultants

Daily Mirror · Oct 22, 2022

90% of schools in England will run out of money next year, heads warn

Exclusive: Heads say they will be in deficit next academic year, even without cuts Jeremy Hunt is planning

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2022

Fixing the economic mess left by Liz Truss is way beyond the ability of Boris Johnson

Analysis: Should he succeed in making a comeback, the former prime minister will have few tools available to overcome Britain’s problems

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2022