What time is the Spring Budget 2024? All eyes on the Chancellor on Wednesday The chancellor is about to outline the main tax changes for the year ahead Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024
Retail slump raises spectre of recession as Hunt looks more Truss-like by the day Surprise fall in December sales damages chancellor’s claims that UK economy is on right track The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024
Unexpected Surge in UK Inflation Poses Challenges for Bank of England's Monetary Policy The United Kingdom experienced an unexpected rise in inflation to 4.0 per cent in December, marking the first increase in the past 10 months. International Business Times UK · Jan 18, 2024
Jeremy Hunt drops new pre-election Budget tax cut hint He said the 'direction of travel' is for the UK to emulate successful low-tax economies Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2024
Jeremy Hunt hints at voter-friendly tax giveaway in March budget With polls predicting electoral disaster for Tories, chancellor says ‘economy would be more successful if we had more competitive taxes’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024
Davos day three: Hunt says West must talk to China over AI; Red Sea disruption hitting global trade growth, WTO warns – as it happened Rolling coverage from the World Economic Forum in Davos The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024
UK Inflation In Shock Rise, Dashing Rate Cut Hopes British annual inflation unexpectedly picked up in December, data showed Wednesday, dashing hopes of an early cut to UK interest rates and prolonging a cost-of-living squeeze before an election. International Business Times · Jan 17, 2024
Geopolitical tensions and AI dominate start of World Economic Forum Ukraine, Middle East and Taiwan overshadow annual meeting at Davos, with artificial intelligence also high on agenda The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024
11 Cabinet ministers could lose their seats in upcoming election, according to Tory poll A YouGov survey has predicted that several senior ministers are on track to lose their seats to Labour, Lib Dems and the SNP The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2024
Chaos as almost half of parents can’t access flagship Tory childcare pledge ‘It adds insult to injury that there is funding we’re entitled to yet can’t utilise due to not enough provision in the area we live,’ mother says The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2024
‘Urgent warning’ for Government as jobs slowdown looms This morning, professional services recruiter PageGroup became the third recruiter to warn of a hiring slowdown in the space of a week Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2024
'Have the guts to face Scotland': Top Tory ministers fail to visit for an entire year TORY Cabinet ministers have fail to make any official public visits north of the Border for an entire year.... The National (Scotland) · Jan 14, 2024
UK interest rate cuts cannot come soon enough for economy and Jeremy Hunt Modest GDP growth in November gives chancellor little to celebrate when three-month figure shows contraction The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024
London jobs market weakens at fastest pace since 2020 London busienss leaders said the figures should be a warning to Jeremy Hunt. Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2024
International Business Times UK · Jan 9, 2024 Climate Advisers Criticise Jeremy Hunt's Net Zero Target Claims The absence of clear and immediate strategies to decarbonise these sectors has raised doubts about the government's commitment to its climate pledges.
The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024 Martin Lewis grills Jeremy Hunt over ‘unfair’ child benefit system Money Saving Expert raised concerns about the high-income child benefit tax charge ahead of chancellor’s Budget in March
The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt hints at further tax cuts in Martin Lewis interview Chancellor told Money Saving Expert taxes will not return to pre-pandemic levels in one go
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024 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 · Jan 8, 2024 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?
Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2024 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'
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024 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 National (Scotland) · Jan 7, 2024 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 Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024 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
Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2024 Rishi Sunak to 'cut tax by curbing welfare spending' The Prime Minister said pre-election giveaways will be affordable by controlling public spending.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024 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