Michael Gove awarded peerage in Sunak’s resignation honours list
Michael Gove is among several former cabinet ministers to be given a seat in the House of Lords in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list. The former levelling up secretary served in the cabinets of four prime ministers before standing down as an MP ahead of last July’s general election. A rare constant across the fourteen […]
Jeremy Hunt confirms he will join Sunak on backbenches after Conservative leader elected
Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that he will not be remaining in post as shadow chancellor once the new Conservative leader is announced.
Hunt criticises OBR as biased ahead of review into Conservative spending plans
Jeremy Hunt has accused the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) of abandoning political impartiality over the publication of a review that looks set to criticise the transparency of the last government’s fiscal plans. The budget watchdog is expected to assess the transparency of the last government’s spending plans, reviewing an alleged £22 billion “black hole” left by […]
Jeremy Hunt: Labour’s ‘black hole’ narrative is falling to pieces
Jeremy Hunt has said that the government’s insistence that the Conservatives left behind a £22bn black hole is “falling to pieces”.
Rachel Reeves accuses Hunt of ‘lying’ about the state of the public finances
Rachel Reeves has accused her predecessor as chancellor of “lying” about the state of the public finances.
Budget ‘black hole’ is same size as Rishi Sunak’s pre-election tax cuts, says IFS chief
The boss of a leading economic think tank has said that the budget “black hole” is equivalent to the Conservatives’ pre-election tax cuts.
Conservative Party pledges £1,500 tax cut for parents with child benefit shake-up
The Conservatives have announced a plan to cut taxes for 700,000 families by raising the threshold at which families pay the Child Benefit Tax Charge. The party has pledged to raise the threshold at which families pay the Child Benefit Tax Charge from £60,000 to £120,000 in what it touts as “major reform”. The High […]
Conservatives and Labour not being ‘honest’ about public finances, suggests former chancellor
Philip Hammond has suggested that the Conservative and Labour parties are not being open enough with voters about the state of the public finances.
Jeremy Hunt: 2% inflation target could be hit ‘within months’
UK inflation for February was at 3.4 per cent, down from 4 per cent, official figures show. It is a larger fall than expected after economists forecast the Office for National Statistics (ONS) figure to stand at 3.5 per cent in February. It is also the lowest reading since September 2021, when inflation stood at […]
Jeremy Hunted by the spectre of Liz Truss
The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Politics@Lunch newsletter, subscribe here and never miss this daily briefing. It’s the day after the budget before and, with Jeremy Hunt’s offering now having been digested by Westminster, the battle lines are drawn. The Labour Party’s key takeaway from the chancellor’s statement yesterday was his declaration that it is […]
