Jeremy Hunt

Will the migration target be lowered? Chancellor Jeremy Hunt suggests ministers will try to get a net figure below 245,000 as current levels are "too high"Chancellor Jeremy Hunt appeared before the Lords Committee on Economic…

Value stay-at-home moms, say Tories, after major budget extension of free childcare The Chancellor extended the 30 weekly hours of paid care Miriam Cates said it is incorrect to assume that childcare costs prevent women from…

Jeremy Hunt evaded committing to tax cuts before the election today amid backlash over the charge hitting a new postwar high.Defending his budget in a round of interviews, the foreign minister simply insisted that the government "will cut…

One of the iron rules about budgets is that people tend to think differently about them once the dust has settled.A recent example was George Osborne's so-called 'omnishambles' Budget in 2012. It was well received, at least in Tory circles,…

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will today announce details of his first spring budget since taking office in October last year.Mr. Hunt is set to announce free child care for children under three and tax breaks for people to pay pensions longer in…

Financial experts today criticized 'hokey-cokey' rules that have made retirement planning impossible and have penalized up to 1.6 million savers.The lifetime tax-free allowance is expected to rise from £1.07m to £1.8m in today's budget to…

Jeremy Hunt is introducing a "return to work" budget today, with free childcare for children under three and tax incentives to keep people paying pensions longer.Fueled by a marginally brighter economic outlook, the Chancellor will announce…

Rishi Sunak boasted that the army is getting "everything they need" today as he confirmed a £5bn increase in defense spending.The prime minister revealed the extra money when he visited San Diego for talks with Joe Biden and Australian…

HSBC buys the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank - avoiding taxpayer help - after government crisis talks: UK tech companies were left on the brink of US bank collapse.SVB UK customers will be able to access their deposits as normal…

Power companies won't be able to charge customers additional fees if they use pay-as-you-go meters as part of Jeremy Hunt's budget crackdown.The 'Prepaid Premium' that had affected four million homes will end as of July…