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Chancellor accepts there is an ‘uncomfortable’ fall in living standards

Jeremy Hunt says he accepts the "uncomfortable situation" that living standards are going down for everyone. Speaking to reporters after his autumn statement, he claims...

Johnson earned £276,000 for speech to American insurers

Away from the autumn statement, and it's been revealed that former PM Boris Johnson was paid £276,000 for a speech to American insurers just...

UK: Nurses give government five days to begin wage negotiations, or they’ll strike in December

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced last week that its members at the majority of NHS employers across the UK had voted to...

Hunt pledges to increase NHS budget

Moving onto the NHS, Jeremy Hunt says he knows how hard those in the healthcare sector work. "The biggest issues are workforce shortages and pressures...

Hunt says NHS must tackle waste

Jeremy Hunt goes on to ask the NHS "to join all public services in tackling waste and inefficiency". "We want Scandinavian quality alongside Singaporean efficiency...

What has the chancellor announced?

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is laying out his plan for the country's finances going forward in the House of Commons. Here is what the chancellor has...

Windfall tax on oil giants’ profits to increase from 25% to 35%

Continuing with his autumn statement, Jeremy Hunt moves on to business taxes. He says he has decided to retain the employment allowance at its new...

Hunt kicks off autumn statement

 The chancellor is on his feet at the despatch box in the House of Commons to reveal the government's new economic policies. Mr Hunt begins...

UK ‘not as wealthy as a nation at it thought it would have been in 2020’

The UK is "not as wealthy a nation as it thought it would have been in 2020", Sky's economics and data editor Ed Conway has...

More of ‘black hole’ to be filled by spending cuts than tax hikes

The Government’s key goal today is to restore stability and credibility when it comes to the economy. You can expect the chancellor to talk about...

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