All news on the topic: Jeremy Hunt

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Liz Truss group to unveil rival 'Growth Budget' days before Autumn Statement
The Commission launched by the 49-day Prime Minister will unveil an alternative agenda on 14 November - a week before the Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers the Autumn Statement
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Jeremy Hunt: 'Current numbers worse than what I faced in spring'
The Chancellor said it is a "very challenging environment" in the short term, but stressed he has "a great deal of confidence" in the longer-term outlook for the British economy
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UK economy grows slightly in August with GDP up 0.2%
The UK's economy grew slightly recently, with the services sector leading the way, the Office for National Statistics has said
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Disabled man's plea for someone to give him chance after 20 year search for job
Disabled job-seeker Shahzad Bokhari, 48, has pleaded with prospective employers 'just give me a chance' after 20 years of searching for paid work
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UK set to record weakest economic growth in G7 as IMF forecasts 0.6% growth
Britain is forecast to record the poorest economic growth across the G7 group of economies next year, according to the International Monetary Fund
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Labour promises 'bold' national child poverty strategy if party wins power
The Shadow Work and Pensions speech to Labour's annual conference came amid calls for a Child Poverty Act and an end to the controversial two-child benefit limit
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'The Tory team are talking their way to relegation and won't win next election'
Columnist Brian Reade says the Conservative Party conference was the bluntest of admissions that for 13 years the Tories have done nothing but make this country worse
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Sunak's decision to scrap HS2 to Manchester is 'another betrayal of the North'
West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin said the decision would "punish passengers and businesses alike"
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Should Rishi Sunak have scrapped the Manchester leg of HS2 - vote in our poll
Rishi Sunak has decided to axe the northern leg of HS2 to Manchester over soaring funds, despite polls suggesting the PM faces backlash from the public
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Two million people to get an extra £1,000 - when and how it'll affect you
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt made the announcement at the Conservative Party Conference and from next year two million workers will be £1,000 better off
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'Tories are doing their best to make disabled people the enemy of the taxpayer'
Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey says the Tory party conference is using disabled people to distract from their own damage to taxpayers
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State pension will rise for millions as Jeremy Hunt signals triple lock to stay
Speculation has been mounting over whether Rishi Sunak will maintain the state pension triple lock in its current form as he battles to claw back cash for the public finances
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Emergency Cabinet meeting expected as PM drops big hint he'll axe HS2 to North
The Prime Minister is set to order a Cabinet meeting where top Tories are expected to formally sign the death warrant for plans to run the high speed line to Manchester
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Benefits on track for lowest ever level by the end of the decade
A report says the average gap between Universal Credit payments and the actual cost of covering essentials is £35-per-week for a single person
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Millionaires in Jeremy Hunt's own area will save £157m from inheritance tax cut
The Chancellor is considering giving the country’s most wealthy families a massive tax break by abolishing inheritance tax. The levy is only paid by the richest 4%
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Should mobile phones be banned from our schools? Have your say in our poll
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan will shortly unveil plans to outlaw smartphones during the school day as she believes devices distract children and can be used to bully others
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Jeremy Hunt admits he took flight from London to Manchester for Tory conference
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt hopped on a BA flight from London to Manchester, which usually takes around an hour, rather than a two-hour, 15-minute rail journey
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Susanna Reid scolds Jeremy Hunt in furious row on GMB over benefit crackdown
After Chancellor Jeremy Hunt issued a warning that around 100,000 benefit claimants who refuse to look for work could have their handouts cut, Susanna Reid slammed his decision
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Jeremy Hunt takes long pause when asked if Tories will keep pensions triple lock
The Chancellor was grilled on whether he plans to maintain the policy, which puts up the state pension each April in line with whichever is highest - inflation, average wage increases or 2.5%
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Susanna Reid and Ed Balls slam 'work shy' GMB guest as they miss live interview
Good Morning Britain presenters Susanna Reid and Ed Balls hit out at a regular guest who was scheduled to appear on Monday's show, but failed to show up on time
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Wages for more than two million workers set to rise by £1,000 next year
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to make the announcement at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester this afternoon
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt threatens families with even tougher benefit sanctions
It comes despite a Government report warning earlier this year that claimants who have faced a sanction get back into work less quickly and earn less when they do
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Boris Johnson spent £7,000 covering up infamous Number 10 gold wallpaper
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent another £7,000 of taxpayers’ cash painting over the 'gold wallpaper' he decorated his Downing Street flat with during a £112,000 makeover
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Tories deny they're plotting to strip pensioners of Winter Fuel Allowance
The Government insisted it was not going to axe the lifeline following reports Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was drawing up plans that would have meant only the very poorest OAPs would still be eligible
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Tories will hike taxes by up to £3,500-a-year for every UK home by next election
Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found the Conservative Government has presided over the biggest set of tax rises in a single parliament since the Second World War