The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Hunt

Hunt sets out plan to shrink civil service as Tory pressure to cut taxes mounts

Jeremy Hunt said improving public sector productivity could allow him to cut taxes.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s Commons majority in peril as 60 Tories join Liz Truss group

Growth Group now same size as government’s majority, as it urges PM to cut taxes and resume fracking

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

How The Independent revealed Sunak’s plan to cut HS2 - and how the government reacted

The Independent’s revelations about HS2 rocked Westminster

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Jeremy Hunt signals axe for HS2’s northern leg as he slams ‘totally unacceptable’ costs

Chancellor questions why it costs ‘10 times more’ to build high-speed rail in UK than France

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Jeremy Hunt distances himself from Suella Braverman after asylum speech backlash

Suella Braverman called for an overhaul of the UN Refugee Convention, arguing it had become far too generous to migrants

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

NHS pays doctor £7,900 to cover striking colleagues

Multiple hospitals say they have shelled out more than £3,000 for a strike shift

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Hunt distances himself from Braverman’s migration speech

The Chancellor said he ‘wouldn’t use her words’ as he defended allowing skilled foreign workers into the UK.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Rishi Sunak accused of presiding over ‘chaos’ as Tory conference braces for news of HS2 Manchester leg cancellation – as it happened

Andy Burnham, Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, says news would be ‘profoundly depressing’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

UK Treasury chief says he'll hike the minimum wage but rules out tax cuts while inflation stays high

Britain’s Treasury chief is announcing a hike in the national minimum wage

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Hunt rules out big tax cuts despite Tory calls for pre-election giveaway

The Chancellor said cuts this year would ‘compromise’ the battle against inflation.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023