Politics.co.uk staff

Hunt: ‘Silly’ to think of tax cuts in terms of election timing as he hints at more to come

Jeremy Hunt has this morning said it is “silly” to think about the autumn statement tax cuts as a pre-election giveaway. The chancellor, who delivered his autumn statement to the House of Commons yesterday, told Sky News: “We haven’t chosen the most populist tax cuts. I think it’s silly to think about this in terms… Read more »

Kwasi Kwarteng says autumn statement measures ‘reminded me of Gordon Brown’

Reacting to the autumn statement delivered by the chancellor yesterday, Kwasi Kwarteng suggested that Jeremy Hunt’s “tinkering” with “micro measures” reminded him of Gordon Brown.  In an article for the Telegraph, Kwarteng broadly welcomed the autumn statement, calling it “a tentative step in the right direction”. However, he added that “the Prime Minister’s critics may… Read more »