Jeremy Hunt

Article thumbnail: Shoppers walk past shops on Regent Street on the final weekday before Christmas in London on December 22, 2023. Britain's economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter and flatlined in the previous three months, official data showed Friday, raising fears of a recession before an election due next year. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)
Politics

Cut taxes and interest rates to avoid recession, senior Tories warn

Revised GDP figures show the UK is on the brink of a recession 

Politics

Hunt warned not to pressure independent Bank of England over interest rates

News

Economy shrinks in third quarter, fuelling recession fears

Article thumbnail: Swiss Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter, right, and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, left, shake hands during a press conference after signing of the agreement mutual recognition in financial services between Switzerland and the United Kingdom, in Bern, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP)
Oliver Duff

The cost of the 2024 tax cuts

Politics

Five economic headaches for Sunak and Hunt as they struggle to cut taxes

Article thumbnail: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak talks with pupils in a year ten art class in Wren Academy school in Finchley, north London, Britain December 14, 2023. Richard Pohle/Pool via REUTERS
Article thumbnail: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak talks with pupils in a year ten art class in Wren Academy school in Finchley, north London, Britain December 14, 2023. Richard Pohle/Pool via REUTERS
Article thumbnail: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) and Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt during a visit to the Nissan car plant in Sunderland. The Government has confirmed Nissan will produce two new electric vehicle models at its Sunderland plant, supporting thousands of jobs in the UK. The Japanese carmaker's new electric Qashqai and Juke models will be manufactured at the site. Picture date: Friday November 24, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story TRANSPORT Nissan. Photo credit should read: Ian Forsyth/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) and Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt during a visit to the Nissan car plant in Sunderland. The Government has confirmed Nissan will produce two new electric vehicle models at its Sunderland plant, supporting thousands of jobs in the UK. The Japanese carmaker's new electric Qashqai and Juke models will be manufactured at the site. Picture date: Friday November 24, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story TRANSPORT Nissan. Photo credit should read: Ian Forsyth/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: close up of nurse consoling and holding hands with senior patient
Article thumbnail: close up of nurse consoling and holding hands with senior patient
Article thumbnail: Embargoed to 0001 Monday September 10 File photo dated 15/04/17 of a variety of estate agent signs. Property MOT tests should be imposed on rented homes to make sure they are fit for purpose and tackle poor conditions, a report has urged. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday September 10, 2018. A review of the private rented sector in England by academics at the University of York argued current regulation of the private rented sector is confused. See PA story MONEY Rent. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Embargoed to 0001 Monday September 10 File photo dated 15/04/17 of a variety of estate agent signs. Property MOT tests should be imposed on rented homes to make sure they are fit for purpose and tackle poor conditions, a report has urged. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday September 10, 2018. A review of the private rented sector in England by academics at the University of York argued current regulation of the private rented sector is confused. See PA story MONEY Rent. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire