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UK should resist tax cuts without detailing spending pain, IFS says

February 27, 2024 6:16 am

Britain's expected slow economic growth mean possible tax increases or further spending cuts are likely to await whoever wins the next election, analysts have said.

UK's Jeremy Hunt hikes taxes, tightens grip on spending in tough budget

November 17, 2022 7:48 pm

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt froze until 2028 a threshold at which employers must start to pay social security contributions, meaning companies will have to pay more.

A Kwasi U-turn in Britain: question is, will markets have Liz Truss in PM?

October 15, 2022 7:47 am

Liz Truss is facing extreme pressure from her political opponents both inside and outside the Conservative party, and the markets. Not having a convincing answer to why Kwasi Kwarteng had to go while she deserves to stay may prove critical to her political future.

UK arrests Manchester bomber's brother after Libya extradition

July 18, 2019 1:55 pm

The Abedi family emigrated to Britain during the rule of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, moving from London to the Fallowfield area of south Manchester. The brothers' parents returned to Libya after Gaddafi was toppled in 2011.

UK to facilitate release of Iranian tanker if it gets Syria guarantees: Jeremy Hunt

July 14, 2019 10:05 am

Jeremy Hunt said the call with Iran's foreign minister had been constructive and Mohammad Javad Zarif had told him that Iran wanted to resolve the issue and was not seeking to escalate tensions.

Explained: 1.6 lakh Conservative Party members vote to decide next British PM

July 08, 2019 6:25 pm

1.6 lakh Conservative Party members would choose their new leader: a first of its kind moment in British history where the PM would be decided by such a small fraction of the country’s population.

British PM hopeful Jeremy Hunt reiterates post-Brexit FTA with India

July 06, 2019 5:32 pm

The 52-year-old UK foreign secretary, who is going head to head with former foreign secretary Johnson, wrote to the Conservative Friends of India (CFIN), saying he looks forward to engaging with India.

PM contender Jeremy Hunt sets out plans to prepare Britain for no-deal Brexit

July 01, 2019 9:16 am

Trailing rival Boris Johnson in the race to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, Jeremy Hunt will say on Monday that Britain needs a leader who can plan now to protect the world's fifth largest economy if it has to leave the EU without a deal.

Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt? New British PM to be announced on July 23

June 25, 2019 8:11 pm

Brexit campaigner and former foreign secretary Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, once an opponent of leaving the European Union who has now promised to exit with a deal, are in the race to take charge at 10 Downing Street.

Explained: What will UK PM May's successor Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt do about Brexit

June 24, 2019 6:56 pm

The field of candidates has been whittled down to a final two - ex-foreign minister Boris Johnson and current foreign minister Jeremy Hunt - with 160,000 Conservative Party members now making the final choice and a decision expected by late July.

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