Jeremy Hunt

Labour would reverse any Tory inheritance tax move, signals Starmer

Labour would reverse any Tory inheritance tax move, signals Starmer

U.K.
William Turner

Labour may have to consider hiking other taxes or restricting public spending if it puts cutting income tax or national insurance in ...

Britain at risk of recession as growth revised down

Britain at risk of recession as growth revised down

Business
Robert Johnson

Barclays believes rates will fall to 3.25pc by early 2025. The growth figures reveal the impact of high interest rates on UK ...

Starmer claims Tories in ‘meltdown’ over Rwanda Bill

Starmer claims Tories in ‘meltdown’ over Rwanda Bill

U.K.
William Turner

Sir Robert Buckland warned attempts by Tory rebels to toughen up the Rwanda Bill would result in a “massive legal battle” which ...

‘Staggering’ number of people not saving enough for retirement

‘Staggering’ number of people not saving enough for retirement

Business
Robert Johnson

He said that in the UK just 9pc of pension funds are invested in these assets, which is far less than the ...

Jenrick ‘fundamentally misunderstood’ Rwanda bill, says Sunak

Jenrick ‘fundamentally misunderstood’ Rwanda bill, says Sunak

U.K.
William Turner

Robert Jenrick’s resignation from the Government was based on a “fundamental misunderstanding” of the Rwanda bill, Rishi Sunak has suggested. The former ...

Rishi Sunak’s popularity hits all-time low among Tory grassroots

Rishi Sunak’s popularity hits all-time low among Tory grassroots

U.K.
William Turner

Rishi Sunak’s popularity has hit an all-time low among the Conservative Party grassroots, new figures suggest. In this month’s ranking of Cabinet ...

Snap election speculation as Treasury mulls early Budget

Snap election speculation as Treasury mulls early Budget

U.K.
William Turner

George Osborne, the former chancellor, said Mr Hunt was “opening the door” to a May election but was “unlikely” to walk through ...

Biggest tax cut for businesses in 50 years in Autumn Statement

Biggest tax cut for businesses in 50 years in Autumn Statement

U.K.
William Turner

The package, which will be delivered to the House of Commons at about 12.45pm, could be the second-last set of tax and ...

Jeremy Hunt: Next election will be the fight of my life

Jeremy Hunt: Next election will be the fight of my life

U.K.
William Turner

The measures in the Autumn Statement, one of two “fiscal moments” in the political calendar that sees taxation and spending measures announced, ...

Hunt’s room for tax cuts squeezed by £15bn-a-year losses on Bank of England bond sales

Hunt’s room for tax cuts squeezed by £15bn-a-year losses on Bank of England bond sales

Business
Robert Johnson

Sir John Redwood, who formerly headed Margaret Thatcher’s policy unit, urged the Bank to stop actively selling bonds. He said: “They’re making ...