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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt may get some “wiggle room” for pre-election tax cuts after lower public borrowing than forecast.

Inflation falling but not swiftly enough to prevent further interest rate rise making life tougher for mortgage holders

Markets revise forecasts, raising chance interest rates may be kept on hold for first time in two years

The UK government is reportedly considering scrapping the second phase of its long-term high-speed rail project, HS2. It has been revealed that a cost analysis outlining the benefit of doing so was prepared ahead of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s recent meeting with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Reports have said that Sunak…

Bank of England holding off on interest rate rises could be ‘breath of fresh air for those on variable rates or trackers’

The Chancellor said there is still ‘immense pressure’ on families but the Government’s plan ‘is working – plain and simple’.

Inflation falling but not swiftly enough to prevent further interest rate rise making life tougher for mortgage holders

Inflation falling but not swiftly enough to prevent further interest rate rise making life tougher for mortgage holders

Esther McVey and Philip Davies accused of hosting ‘love-in’ with the chancellor, prompting 45 complaints

Exclusive: Secret documents drawn up to cost the closure of northern rail route have been given special codename and presented to Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt

A cut on duty for draught alcohol came too late to stop a 50 per cent increase in the rate of pub closures compared with the first quarter of the year