Jeremy Hunt

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s brother Charlie has died of cancer aged 53

Jeremy Hunt’s brother dies from cancer aged 53

King Charles III is to receive a 45 per cent pay rise from the UK taxpayer (Picture: Daniel Leal/PA)

One way of keeping ahead of rising prices is to give yourself a pay rise that’s ...

Supermarkets are being told to cut the price of petrol

Supermarkets told to cut petrol prices by watchdog

This is the first time inflation has dropped below double digits since August last year - but concerns remain over the rate at which food prices are increasing..

Inflation drops to 8.7%, food costs still high - how it affects you

The first instalment of the £900 cost of living payments is set to land in bank accounts today. The £301 cash boost from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC will be paid to those who are eligible over the next few weeks from Tuesday, April 25.

Cost of living payment to land in bank accounts from today

As the cost-of-living crisis continues, many households are struggling financially

Cost of living payments will start to land in bank accounts next week

Teachers are among just one of the many professions striking

Who is striking and when in 2023?

BBC Panorama shared research that shows the cost of fifteen years of wage stagnation on British workers

UK wage stagnation costing British workers £11,000 per year

Fringe Society chief excutive Shona McCarthy. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe set to share £8.6m Budget boost

Sue Webber is a Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothians

Hunt’s grown up budget is a lesson for SNP - Sue Webber

CAMRA have responded to the Spring Budget

CAMRA says local pubs still under threat despite draught duty cut

Experts from the industry have given an insight into what effect Jeremy Hunt’s new Spring Budget will have on the UK housing market.

What does spring budget mean for housing market? Zoopla forecast

Smoking is now at least 15% more expensive following Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023 - Credit: Adobe

Bad news for smokers: Cigarettes now cost more than ever

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street, London, with his ministerial box before delivering the UK Budget (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

Why UK Budget is a continuation of the Tories’ 13 years of failure – Ian Murray

Martin Lewis reacts to Jeremy Hunt’s budget after Chancellor name checks him and ‘calls speaker old’

Budget 2023: Martin Lewis gives his verdict

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt poses with the red Budget Box as he leaves 11 Downing Street in central London on March 15, 2023, to present the government’s annual budget to Parliament. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2023: Living standards to fall by 6% - OBR
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has delivered his first ever Spring Budget in the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced 30 hours of free childcare for one and two year olds

Budget 2023: Free childcare for under 5s explained

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt addressed the House of Commons with his Spring Budget 2023 on Wednesday - Credit: Getty Images

Key announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) on an RMT picket line during January’s strike (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is on strike today? Teachers & junior doctors included

Chancellor set to extend fuel duty cut beyond March

The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will remain at £2,500 for an additional three months.

Budget 2023: Energy Price Guarantee to be extended to June

Ukrainian and Czech circus artists performed at the McEwan Hall during last year's Fringe (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Chancellor's £8.6m festivals boost likely to prompt Scottish Government reaction

Samantha Pierre-Joseph shows her smart meter indicating that she is on a ‘Prepayment tariff’ in her house in London.

Millions of struggling households set to see energy bills slashed

File photo dated 17/11/2022 of Jeremy Hunt who will set out a Spring Budget on March 15 2023, the Treasury has said. The Chancellor on Monday commissioned an Office for Budget Responsibility forecast, which will be presented alongside the budget. Issue date: Monday December 19, 2022.

UK job vacancies fall for eighth time in a row

Assembly is one of the biggest venue operators at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Picture: William Burdett-Coutts

Chancellor to hand Edinburgh's festivals £8.6m funding boost in Spring Budget

Energy secretary Grant Shapps is set to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show

Energy secretary Grant Shapps to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt may look to extend the current energy support scheme in the upcoming Budget, which would allow households to benefit from the current £2,500 cap for longer before it increases to £3,000 a year.

Hunt ‘poised to keep energy price cap down’ as support scheme ends
Reports suggest Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will keep energy prices down as the £400 winter support scheme is set to end in April

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) said pub landlords and breweries are struggling with the soaring cost of energy, alcohol and food

Pubs warn of 2000 closures without government support for energy bills

Ofgem announced the details on Monday.

Ofgem sets new price cap of £3,280

Tobacco duty set to rise causing a jump in cigarette prices

The government could tell GPs to issue less sick notes in order to boost the economy.

Government could tell GPs to sign fewer sick notes to boost economy

The UK economy has avoided a recession

UK economy avoids recession in second half of 2022

The PCS Union (Credit: Getty Images)

PCS union announce 100,000 members will strike on Budget Day

Liz Truss made no apology to families who saw their mortgages soar after the mini-budget and blamed 'a powerful economic establishment' (Picture: Daniel Leal/PA Wire)

Truss's reappearance is nightmare for Sunak – Ian Swanson

Mayor of London calls for duty-free shopping to be reinstated

CAMRA have warned against the reduction in energy bill support.

CAMRA warns UK's 'beloved pubs' face closure as energy bill help cut

The cash boost will start arriving in bank accounts in the Spring.

DWP confirm new cost of living payments for 2023

Energy prices have spiked to a record high, with the average household facing a £2,500 annual bill. Picture: PA.

Calls to energy hotline quadruple

Cheapest electric heaters to run & how to buy as temperatures plummet

Jeremy Hunt unveiled more than 30 financial services reforms in Edinburgh last week

Readers' letters

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was outlining a series of reforms to the provision of financial services in the UK.

Reaction: Charity describes Edinburgh Reforms as 'incredibly dangerous move'

Is loft insulation too much effort to be financially worthwhile? (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Don’t lag behind as loft insulation can save energy costs

Lorna Slater is the minister for green skills, circular economy and biodiversity. Picture: PA

Hunt’s budget shows where his priorities lie - Lorna Slater

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's budget cuts are going to make life worse for many (Picture: Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Vulnerable people will pay a high price for Tory austerity – Kayleigh O’Neill

Where is BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty? What happened to her & why was Charlie Stayt presenting alone?

Why did Naga Munchetty leave BBC Breakfast mid-show?

Sue Webber MSP - Conservative

Rejecting indy vote will save endless chaos - Sue Webber

Charger firm Chargepoint said not taxing electric vehicles was "not sustainable" in the long term. Picture: John Walton/PA Wire

Autumn Statement: New electric vehicle tax ‘won’t dampen demand much’ - RAC

What is the National Living Wage and what is the minimum hourly rate of pay currently in the UK in 2022?

National Living Wage: What is it & hourly rate of pay in the UK

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt. (Photo credit should read TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Autumn Statement 2022: What Jeremy Hunt’s budget means for your pocket

Autumn Statement 2022: What time is Jeremy Hunt’s budget and how to watch it live online and TV

How to watch Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's autumn statement is expected to contain some bad news (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Ian Murray: Price of a Tory government is higher taxes and public spending cuts

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt admits tax rises are coming and “sacrifices” will be necessary.

Jeremy Hunt expected to announce increase to National Living Wage

The 6 household appliances costing you the most on your energy bills

Scottish Cabinet ministers Humza Yousaf and John Swinney, along with their Welsh counterparts, have written to the UK Government to request the finances required to run the NHS (Picture: Fraser Bremner)

Angus Robertson: Hunt set to highlight clear difference between SNP and Tories

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his autumn budget in the House of Commons on Thursday. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images.

Autumn budget will reveal much about the Tories' priorities – Ian Swanson