The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Hunt

UK Inflation Slows To Lowest Level In Almost 2.5 Years

Britain's annual inflation rate fell more than expected in February, official data showed Wednesday, fuelling speculation that the Bank of England will start cutting interest rates in the coming months.

International Business Times · Mar 20, 2024

Jeremy Hunt raises hope of new tax cut and lower mortgage rates as inflation falls faster than expected

Most economists had been expecting inflation at 3.5 per cent last month but it came in slighter under

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2024

Jeremy Hunt hints at October election in spending review remarks

Chancellor says month is last possible time that would also allow for review of Whitehall budgets before next April

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2024

Sunak under pressure to say how many times he has met Tory donor Frank Hester

Exclusive: photograph of Sunak with Hester at Tory fundraiser last June raises further questions for prime minister

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2024

This Tory long goodbye is toxic for the country – and making Labour’s job ever harder

The greater the wait until the election, the more reassurance Labour must provide. And that weakens its future mandate, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024

Working parents of children from 9 months old will be able to apply for 15 hours free childcare from this date - here's everything you need to know

The government has announced when the application window for 15 hours free childcare from nine months old will open

GoodToKnow · Mar 15, 2024

Jeremy Hunt shouldn't play politics with the UK's market infrastructure

City Voices: The Chancellor’s plans to transform the stock exchange are misguided

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2024

Sunak under growing pressure from Tories to return £10m Hester donation

West Midlands mayor and Scottish Conservatives openly question PM’s position that donor’s apology to Diane Abbott closed matter

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024

Hunt says plan to scrap employee national insurance could ‘take more than a decade’

Chancellor’s unfunded proposal would be ‘work of many parliaments’ and depended on growth of economy

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024

Labour 'scaremongering' after claiming Tory plan to abolish National Insurance is threat to state pension

Labour has criticised a Tory pledge to scrap National Insurance as a £46billion ‘unfunded’ commitment

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2024