Jeremy Hunt

Rishi Sunak Refuses To Apologise For Tory Party's Economic Mistakes

Economists calculated that Liz Truss’s mini-budget exacerbated the problem to the tune of £30 billion.
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Wages Stretched 'Further Than Ever' As Real Terms Pay Falls Again

"I appreciate that people’s hard-earned money isn’t going as far as it should," Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said.
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UK Economy ‘Permanently Damaged’ By Brexit, Says Ex-Bank of England Official

Senior economist Michael Saunders thinks country "wouldn’t be talking about an austerity budget" if it had stayed in the EU.
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James Cleverly Admits 'I'm Not An Economist' As He Insists Mini-Budget Not To Blame For UK's Woes

But the Bank of England has already proved Kwasi Kwarteng's disastrous plans sent interest rates soaring.
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Foreign Secretary Struggles To Explain His U-Turn Over Mini-Budget Amid Changing PMs

James Cleverly made a dig at his former colleagues, saying he was "grown up enough" to see change was needed.
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Jeremy Hunt Denies Brexit Has Made The UK Poorer And People Are Making The Same Point

The chancellor insisted the UK can make a “tremendous success” of leaving the EU.
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Rishi Sunak Facing Growing Tory Rebellion Over Plans To Hike Taxes

Former Treasury secretary Simon Clarke has become the latest senior Tory MP to speak out against the prime minister and chancellor Jeremy Hunt's plans.
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Jeremy Hunt Clashes With Sophy Ridge Over Plan To Cut Public Sector Pay But Protect Pensioners

"Do nurses have broader shoulders than wealthy retirees on the golf course?"
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Jeremy Hunt Reveals That Everybody Will Be Paying More Tax After His Autumn Statement

"We will be asking everyone for sacrifices."
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'There Is No Alternative': Inside Rishi Sunak And Jeremy Hunt's Dash For Cash

The prime minister and chancellor need to raise £50 billion to fill a black hole in the government's finances.
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About Jeremy Hunt
According to his website: "In December 2005 he was appointed Shadow Minister for Disabled People, where he successfully campaigned for the BBC to increase the amount of subtitling on its programmes. He also campaigned strongly for simplification of the benefits system for disabled people and individual social care budgets. In July 2007 he was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport where he has campaigned for more philanthropy for the arts, local TV, superfast broadband, a schools Olympics and a strengthened domestic tourism industry. "In May 2010 Jeremy was appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport in the new Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition. In September 2012 he was appointed Secretary of State for Health in the Prime Minister's Cabinet reshuffle. "Jeremy divides his time between Westminster and his constituency home in Farnham. He married his wife Lucia in July 2009 and they have a son and a daughter."