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How minimum wage rises will affect the early years education and childcare sector

The early years sector – nurseries and childminders who offer services to children under the age of five – waited expectantly for news of investment in the UK chancellor’s recent autumn statement. But this was not delivered, even though Jeremy Hunt presented 110 economic measures designed to boost UK growth…

The Conversation

Austerity casts an ever-longer shadow over Tory and Labour economic policies

The extent of Tory spending cuts could prove unpalatable for voters – and leave a Labour government with a huge hole

The Guardian - UK

What’s on Jeremy Hunt’s dining room wall? Art to enjoy with a cucumber sandwich

UK chancellor was pictured working on the autumn statement at home. Our art critic runs the rule over his choice of artworks

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UK's new back to work plan will make life even harder for disabled people

The UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has unveiled new rules for welfare benefit claimants. Under the government’s back to work plan, £2.5 billion of funding is to be allocated to employment support schemes with the aim of getting over 1 million people with long-term health conditions or disabilities, as well as…

The Conversation

‘Not going to help in any way’: Hunt’s tax cuts bring little joy to sole traders

Tradespeople taking their vans to Midlands garage say changes to national insurance are a drop in ocean as costs have soared

The Guardian - UK

ISA savers punished by sixth year of freezes

"This particular mish-mash of ISA proposals wouldn’t look out of place in a beauty pageant of pigs wearing lipstick."

Evening Standard

Hunt’s tax cuts mean interest rates won’t drop until summer 2024, economists warn

National insurance cut risks Bank of England being more ‘hawkish’ in battle against inflation

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May election speculation grows as Treasury officials ‘discuss early Budget’

Some Tories pushing Rishi Sunak to go to the polls in spring after tax giveaway

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak says immigration must fall but declines to say which new measures he backs – as it happened

Net migration to the UK in 2023 is estimated at 672,000, and the PM says a more ‘sustainable’ level is needed

The Guardian - UK

UK Government Announces Plans for Further NatWest Stake Sale, Invites Public to Invest

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt disclosed the UK government's intention to explore options for divesting its remaining 38.6 per cent stake in NatWest Group.

International Business Times UK

Jeremy Hunt Announces Significant Tax Cut Amidst Downturn in Growth Forecast

Hunt defended the move, asserting that it aligns with the government's commitment to supporting businesses and individuals during challenging times.

International Business Times UK

The Guardian view on the UK general election date: spring forward

Editorial: The political parties are already in battle mode and the choice is clear. Britain should go to the polls in early 2024

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt is punishing the sick with this welfare crackdown

Letters: Stephen Butler, Carolyn Sutton, Debbie Cameron respond to benefits changes in the autumn statement. Plus a letter from a reader who highlights the structural difficulties disabled people face in the workplace

The Guardian - UK

Autumn statement: what national insurance cuts and other changes mean for young people

At first glance, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement appears to reduce the tax burden, increase pay and make our lives a bit easier. But given the cost of living and other pressures, the big picture is not as pretty. If you’re a young professional, here’s what the changes could mean…

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Which public services will suffer most to pay for Tory tax cuts?

Already squeezed criminal justice system, schools and local government would face painful cuts if chancellor’s sums are to add up

The Conversation

What the UK government's back to work plan covers – and why it is unlikely to boost people's job prospects

Ahead of the UK government’s latest economic statement, the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, and the secretary of state for work and pensions, Mel Stride, unveiled a new employment support package dubbed the back to work plan.

Evening Standard

What does Autumn Statement 2023 mean for ISAs?

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has reformed the ISA market to encourage more investment

The Guardian - UK

What is national insurance and who will benefit from Jeremy Hunt’s cuts?

With national insurance at the centre of the autumn statement, we explain how this complicated UK tax works

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What the autumn statement means for women – three economists explain

This year’s autumn statement was announced by the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, on Equal Pay Day – the day that UK women stop being paid when compared with men’s wages, due to the gender pay gap. It’s fitting then that the statement included some measures that could help working women –…

The Guardian - UK

Hunt’s tax cuts mean austerity ‘more painful’ than under Osborne, warns IFS

Thinktank says £20bn package of tax cuts would be mostly funded by deep reductions in public spending planned from 2025

The Guardian - UK

Hunt the crap magician can’t escape his own autumn statement illusion

Debt is not coming down. We haven’t beaten inflation. Taxes aren’t falling. But Jezza sails through interviews, believing it all

The Independent UK

Hunt budget means spending cuts will be even more painful than austerity era, top economists warn

Public sector cuts will be ‘more painful’ than under Cameron and Osborne, says IFS – accusing Hunt of leaving ‘mother of a headache’ for next government

The Guardian - UK

The Tories are back to monstering people on benefits – and it has nothing to do with saving money

Straight out of the 2010 playbook, the party’s plan to force disabled people into work is pure performative cruelty, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt denies opting for pre-election ‘crowd-pleasing taxes’

Chancellor defends decision to cut national insurance by 2p, while Labour says rise in energy bills will absorb tax cuts

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt rejects Lee Anderson’s call to send migrants to Orkney Islands if Rwanda deal fails

Rishi Sunak has vowed to revive the Rwanda deal with emergency legislation to deem it a ‘safe’ country

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