The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Hunt

Austerity cuts could be as deep as 2010, experts warn as energy bills set to hit £5,000

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt leading push for ‘austerity season two’, says Labour

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

Martin Lewis warns energy bills could hit £4,350 in April when price cap guarantee ends

Early forecasts from Cornwall Insight predict a 75% increase in energy bills from April.

Daily Record · Oct 18, 2022

Who is Jeremy Hunt? The former health secretary and new chancellor

Treasury chief has signalled he will have a ‘clean slate’ when it comes to re-examining Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-Budget, which spooked global financial markets and piled pressure on Liz Truss

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

Why the energy price cap isn’t what it seems

Liz Truss initially moved to rein in runaway household bills caused by rising global gas prices, only for new chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut short government aid

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

Ben Wallace prepared to quit if PM drops pledge on defence spending

Defence secretary would hold Truss to pledges, says source, as he flies off for security talks in Washington

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

£2,500 energy price guarantee ends next April but heating bill support of over £1,000 on the way

The £400 energy rebate will remain unchanged and provide a monthly discount off electricity bills.

Daily Record · Oct 18, 2022

How the mini-Budget U-turn will affect your energy bills, mortgages, and more

A series of government U-turns has changed how it plans to tackle the cost of living crisis

Manchester Evening News · Oct 18, 2022

Who is Penny Mordaunt? The navy reservist who could yet sail into Downing Street

The ‘gallant lady’ with a sailor’s humour is hoping to replace Liz Truss but faces a tough ask in overcoming a wave of support for Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

Liz Truss's poll rating at MINUS 70 as even loyal Tory admits she's in last chance saloon

James Heappey - who attends Cabinet and was sent out by Downing Street to defend the lame duck PM - admitted 'I don’t think there’s the opportunity to make any more mistakes'

Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022

Liz Truss apologises for ‘mistakes’

Liz Truss has apologised for her “mistakes” as she sat down for an interview at the end of a dramatic day in Westminster.The Prime Minister is battling to save her premiership after her economic agenda was left in tatters by the dismantling of her former chancellor’s landmark mini-budget.Speaking after she…

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022