5 ways Labour says Britain is broken – POLITICO
4) Labour is boxed in on tax The theater around Monday’s speech is seen by many as an attempt to...
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OBR to investigate Hunt’s Treasury spending forecasts over £22bn black hole
He said: “Those public finances were audited by the OBR just 10 weeks before the election was called. We are...
Britain’s Treasury chief vows to run the economy with ‘iron discipline’ amid demands for pay raises
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Treasury chief said Sunday she will run the economy with “iron discipline,” but suggested she’ll give public sector workers an above-inflation pay raise to help end a wave of strikes and strife.The Labour Party government is under pressure from supporters and trade unions to spend more on salaries and welfare benefits, two weeks after it was elected on promises not to hike personal taxes or increase public borrowing,“I think people know that things are a mess,” Treasury chief Rachel Reeves told the BBC, arguing the...
Minister Says Tories Left UK Finances In ‘Worst Set Of Circumstances Since WW2’
Former PM Rishi Sunak and his chancellor Jeremy Hunt, who are now both on the Opposition benches via Associated PressA...
Britain finally has a female chancellor. It only took 800 years. – POLITICO
Getting the economy growing again will present Reeves with a challenge. If at heart she is a chess prodigy who...
Hunt Vows to Fight for Seat in UK Elections Despite Tory Exodus
(Bloomberg) -- Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said he’s determined to fight for his seat in the UK Parliament,...
Cabinet Minister Gove Joins Tory Exodus Before UK Election
(Bloomberg) -- Cabinet Minister Michael Gove said he was standing down as a member of Parliament, adding to Prime Minister...
European stocks tepid as UK chancellor sets out more tax cut plans
PA has the lines from Hunt's speech:“Labour like to criticise tax rises this parliament thinking people don’t know why they...
Hunt Vows Conservatives Will Cut Taxes If They Win UK Election
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will pledge to reduce UK taxes after a looming UK general election if his governing Conservatives come out on top, in a speech Friday in which he’ll also reiterate an ambition to eliminate the country’s national insurance payroll tax. “Taxes will go down under a Conservative government because we will do the hard work necessary to keep our economy competitive," Hunt will say, according to excerpts briefed by his office. “We know doing so will lead to more growth for the economy and more...
Hunt’s ‘Buy British’ stock market push risks hurting investors, warns Blackrock
Jeremy Hunt’s push to get more pension funds to “buy British” risks going too far and leaving retirees worse off, the...
