UK’s growth is a silver lining – and the clouds suggest recession looms The chancellor says the economy is resilient but forward-looking indicators suggest otherwise The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023
Hunt: We will ‘spend what it takes’ to make schools safe from crumbling concrete More than 100 schools and colleges have been told to fully or partially shut due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved areated concrete. The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2023
Jeremy Hunt vows to ‘spend what it takes’ to tackle school concrete crisis Chancellor says asbestos in some of same buildings could complicate efforts to fix Raac problem in England The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023
Jeremy Hunt insists ministers acted fast on crumbling schools crisis despite warnings years ago Chancellor denies austerity cuts to investment in schools were to blame The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2023
More schools and buildings with unsafe concrete may come to light in the coming weeks, Chancellor admits The Department for Education said it had contacted 104 schools to advise them to close or partially close buildings due to unsafe concrete Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2023
Time to ‘see the job through’ on halving inflation, Hunt says The Chancellor acknowledged household budgets are stretched but insisted the plan to halve inflation ‘is working’ Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2023
Jeremy Hunt insists plan to halve inflation is ‘working’ despite interest rate hike on horizon Labour blasts chancellor’s comments as ‘completely out of touch’ with the struggles faced by families The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023
Britain no longer an economic outlier after ‘extraordinary’ GDP upgrade by ONS Jeremy Hunt said ‘those determined to talk down the British economy have been proved wrong’ The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023
UK on recession alert after big falls in factory output and house prices Signs of distress from very different parts of economy will add to Bank of England’s dilemma over interest rates The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 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 1, 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 · Aug 31, 2023
August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall The Independent UK · Aug 31, 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 · Aug 30, 2023
August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2023 Central banks will push economies into recession, says Hunt adviser Signs of weakness needed before monetary policy is eased in west, says strategist advising chancellor
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023 95% of councils struggle to recruit childcare workers – despite Hunt’s flagship pledge to boost workforce Chancellor urged to stop ignoring ‘Cinderella sector’ and bring in £15-an-hour minimum wage for staff
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023 Key questions around James Cleverly’s visit to China The last UK foreign secretary to visit China was Jeremy Hunt in 2018.
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023 August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 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 · Aug 28, 2023 August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 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 · Aug 27, 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 · Aug 27, 2023 August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023 August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 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