The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Hunt

Rishi Sunak and his desperate party needed the budget to be a gamechanger. It wasn’t

Whatever the Conservatives try, their huge deficit in the opinion polls isn’t shrinking

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2024

Spring budget: how Jeremy Hunt’s tax freeze is leaving pensioners out in the cold

The chancellor’s choices mark a shift in Conservative policy. For once, older people are not given priority

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2024

‘People still worse off’: Hunt budget falls short in bellwether West Country seat

Chancellor’s move to slice a few pounds off national insurance fails to win hearts and minds in Stroud

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2024

Tories cut council funding down to the bone. Labour must restore it

Letters: Joan Twelves fears the government is determined to keep wielding the axe until there is nothing left; David Blunkett picks apart Jeremy Hunt’s fanciful proposal

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024

‘We’re stuffed’: have Conservatives given up on winning the next general election?

With over 60 Tory MPs standing down and councillors quitting before council elections, there is a sense party expects a heavy defeat

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024

UK Budget: Hunt sticks to what was expected, and markets are grateful for that

City Voices: The pressure is on the Bank of England to get it right

Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2024

Labour says wave of Tory MPs stepping down shows lack of confidence in Rishi Sunak as Theresa May announces exit – as it happened

Anneliese Dodds says Theresa May’s decision to stand down after 27 years is part of trend of Tory MPs who have no confidence in party or leader before next election

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024

‘Impossible numbers’: where could Jeremy Hunt’s budget cuts fall?

‘Unprotected’ departments face a 13% real-terms cut – although it may never actually be implemented

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024

Sunak warned unfunded axing of national insurance would harm services

Economists say making the policy an election pledge could cost £40bn, which is badly needed for health, education and elsewhere

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024

The Guardian view on national insurance: these taxes embody a solidarity we still need

Editorial: Jeremy Hunt’s NIC cuts risk weakening the moral foundation on which Britain’s taxation system still relies

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024