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The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Hunt

Hunt keeps axing of HS2 up sleeve for Budget as northern mayors warn U-turn will see Tory election wipeout

Chancellor in active discussions with PM, as Tories warned ‘voters won’t forget’ if rail project ditched

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

September dates for benefits, pensions and cost of living payments

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

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

Abandoning HS2 to north would be a ‘mistake’, Rishi Sunak warned

George Osborne leads chorus of voices urging prime minister to commit to completing railway to the north

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

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HS2 at risk of further cuts to route north of Birmingham amid budget squeeze

Fresh uncertainty for high-speed line as leak suggests Sunak and Hunt have discussed cost implications of Manchester phase

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023

‘Levelling up, my a***’: Andy Burnham blasts government for eyeing cuts to HS2 northern phase

Business group say cutting phase 2 of line would seriously damage government relationship with enterprise

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

September dates for benefits, pensions and cost of living payments

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

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt in talks to scrap phase two of HS2 as costs spiral

Exclusive: PM and chancellor discuss halting ‘unachieveable’ leg of rail line from Birmingham to Manchester

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

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Recession fears as UK economy shrinks by more than expected in shock decline

Summer washout hits retail and construction sectors – but chancellor insists there are ‘reasons to be confident’

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

September dates for benefits, pensions and cost of living payments

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

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

Treasury officials mull one-off break from pensions triple lock

Government insiders believe they can justify ‘tweaking’ formula that decides pension increase in order to save £1bn

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

State pension to rise due to record wage growth but Jeremy Hunt warns tax cuts ‘unlikely’

The bumper wage growth will also pile pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates yet again later this month

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

UK jobs market ‘on the turn’ as unemployment rises; ‘terrifying’ increase in mortgage arrears – as it happened

Total pay jumps by 8.5% in the last year – ahead of inflation – while value of mortgages in arrears is now the highest in almost seven years

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

Pace of wage growth outstrips inflation as pensioners eye boost

Pensions could go up £900 if Government sticks to ‘triple lock’

Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2023

September dates for benefits, pensions and cost of living payments

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

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023

High UK inflation makes autumn tax cuts unlikely, says Jeremy Hunt

Warning against pumping ‘money into people’s pockets’ comes amid hints Bank of England will again raise rates

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

Jeremy Hunt says ‘difficult to imagine’ UK could offer any more India visas to secure post-Brexit trade deal

Free trade agreement could be signed before end of year but ‘next few weeks’ will be crucial, says chancellor during visit to Delhi

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

Huge moral case to support children says commissioner amid benefit cut reports

Dame Rachel de Souza said now is a ‘really big moment for us as a nation to support our children and back our children’.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023

Jeremy Hunt says he mustn’t pump extra money into people’s pockets; BoE’s Mann says better to over-tighten interest rates – as it happened

Chancellor says focus is to fight inflation, while Bank of England policymaker argues for higher interest rates

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023

BMW announces £600m package to save Oxford Mini plant

Government-backed investment will help secure 4,000 jobs in electric vehicle production

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

September dates for benefits, pensions and cost of living payments

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

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2023

Retailers warn Chancellor against £400m business rates hike

A group of 44 retail leaders have written to Jeremy Hunt to halt an inflation-based increase to property tax bills.

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2023

Justice Secretary highlights supporting ‘disadvantaged’ amid benefit cut reports

Alex Chalk said he wanted to ensure the Government was ‘decent, humane’.

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2023

September dates for benefits, pensions and cost of living payments

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

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2023

Rishi Sunak warned benefit cut would be ‘morally bankrupt and economically illiterate’

PM declines to ‘speculate’ about what will be in the November Budget when asked if he could guarantee benefits will rise with inflation

Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2023

Sunak declines to rule out real-terms benefits cut

Reports suggest Chancellor Jeremy Hunt could break with the norm by not raising payments in line with inflation.

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