The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Hunt

Stamp duty raised from property sales in London hits a record £5.6 billion

Westminster alone delivered £765 million in stamp duty receipts to Jeremy Hunt

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023

Jeremy Hunt to hit imports of iron, steel and cement with new green border tax to stop UK firms being undercut

The Chancellor said the UK would implement a new import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027 to support the decarbonisation drive

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023

Anger as Sunak scraps dedicated minister for disabled people

No 10 will pass responsibilities to an existing member of government, which charities say is ‘retrograde move’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023

Tax cuts and threshold freezes: Seven in ten Britons don't expect to be better off, new poll finds

Half of adults in Britain also think the general economic conditions will get worse over the next 12 months

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023

Thatcher? Brexit? This isn’t the way to Labour hearts

Tory policy has caused huge damage over the decades. In praising it, Starmer has ventured too far behind enemy lines

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023

Revealed: Millions of children at risk from killer mould as families struggle to heat homes

Exclusive: Fuel poverty campaigners demand action before another child dies – as 3.4m families live in ‘Victorian’ and ‘incredibly dangerous’ conditions

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2023

The new Tory austerity will be like nothing we’ve seen before. Here is its human cost

Jeremy Hunt’s planned cuts will mean the death of public services. The lives of Britain’s most vulnerable people are on the line, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023

Jeremy Hunt’s post-Brexit City shake-up is ‘damp squib’, say MPs

Treasury select committee says Edinburgh reforms launched a year ago have had little impact on UK economy

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023

Humza Yousaf calls emergency Cabinet meeting amid Scottish budget concern

HUMZA Yousaf is set to hold an emergency meeting of the Cabinet amid concern about the Scottish budget following the UK autumn statement ...

The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2023

Free childcare for 30 hours a week? It sounds too good to be true – and for worse-off families, it is

Early-years education can determine a child’s future – which is why a Labour government must make it a priority, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023