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The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Hunt

Gas drilling at site in Jeremy Hunt’s Surrey constituency given green light

Chancellor has been accused of not sufficiently opposing the scheme since taking his cabinet position

The Guardian - UK

Factchecked: the UK government’s claims about North Sea oil and gas

Rishi Sunak says the policy shift towards fossil fuels will lower bills and is backed by independent advisers. Is he right?

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak hints more tax cuts are on the way ahead of 'autumn' election

PM says Labour's Starmer would take Britain 'back to square one'

Evening Standard

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Jeremy Hunt’s net zero target claims criticised by climate advisers

Climate Change Committee tells chancellor issuing new oil and gas licenses is ‘inconsistent’ with government’s temperature goals

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak pledges to cut welfare and benefits to fund tax cuts

THE Tories are preparing to cut benefits in order to cut taxes, Rishi Sunak has suggested ...

The National (Scotland)

Forget talk of Labour’s ‘tax bombshell’. It’s Tory policy that needs a watchful eye

Conservative economic promises such as tax cuts fail to match fiscal reality – the key to progress is investment, not austerity

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak to 'cut tax by curbing welfare spending'

The Prime Minister said pre-election giveaways will be affordable by controlling public spending.

Evening Standard

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Rishi Sunak’s woes mount with oil bill rebellion, byelections and asylum row

Parliament returns for election year with a resignation over North Sea drilling and a fight over the Tories’ Rwanda plan

The Guardian - UK

Free childcare plan in chaos as funding for Tories’ key pledge unravels

Parents face missing out on free support at eleventh hour due to funding disarray

The Independent UK

Chancellor unsure if Government can afford to announce new tax cuts

Jeremy Hunt was speaking to reporters as the rate of national insurance was cut from 12% to 10%.

Evening Standard

Hunt issues tax warning as cut in national insurance takes effect

Chancellor says while reduction to 10% will bring ‘significant relief’ pre-pandemic levels of tax can’t be achieved in one go

The Guardian - UK

How much National Insurance do I pay as rate cut by two per cent?

Find out how much National Insurance you have to pay and use the calculator that will estimate how much this 2 per cent rate change will impact you.

The National (Scotland)

Jeremy Hunt says buying first home a ‘real struggle’ after ‘not that difficult’ claim by NatWest chair

Chancellor also describes ‘lots’ of taxes as ‘pernicious’ as he again hints at more tax cuts to come in his Budget

The Independent UK

Creation of Palestinian state is only way to peace, EU foreign policy chief says – as it happened

Josep Borrell wants European-Arab initiative to revive a peace process, with the ultimate aim being a two-state solution

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The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt unsure if government can afford more tax cuts

‘I don’t yet know if I can’, says chancellor when asked about pre-election tax giveaway talked up by PM

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak tax cuts won’t ease burden, economists warn, as national insurance rate drops

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says personal taxes are rising despite much-hyped Tory tax cuts

Evening Standard

550,000 more Londoners to be dragged into paying income tax higher rate due to threshold freeze, warn Lib-Dems

Nearly a million more people in the capital and wider South East will also be brought into paying Income Tax by the threshold freeze policy

The Guardian - UK

Six things to watch in 2024 global economy, from tax cuts to AI

The Israel-Hamas war could broaden, and many developing countries are on a path to crisis

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The Independent UK

Government admits criticised new childcare policy is ‘no easy task’ to implement

Exclusive: As the government rolls out registration for new childcare hours, Labour warns Tories’ pledges are ‘meaningless’ to parents unable to find childcare

The Guardian - UK

Tories have plenty of weak spots – and dislike years that end in four

Labour will be going on the attack, mindful of having come to power in 1924, 1964 and 1974

The Guardian - UK

Britain is stuck in a doom loop: the system is rigged against growth. That needs to change

UK’s pension regime makes investment nigh-on impossible. A radical reform under Labour would turbo-charge the economy

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on abolishing inheritance tax: a handout to the wealthy

If enacted in Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget, the move would provide a windfall for the richest at the expense of less affluent people

The Guardian - UK

Life is good for baby boomers. But Jeremy Hunt plans to make it even better

Over-60s are richer thanks to high interest rates and well-performing pension funds. And the Tory voters among them will look kindly on a chancellor who helps out by cutting inheritance tax

The Independent UK

Government will use jogging clubs to get long-term sick back to work

Activities such as singing, cooking or gardening will also be offered in new push to cut benefits

The Independent UK

Ex-chancellor Norman Lamont says Sunak must ignore calls to ditch inheritance tax

Tory grandee doesn’t ‘buy’ MPs’ argument that tax on inherited wealth is widely hated

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