Jeremy Hunt has set a trap for Labour
The Chancellor’s tax cuts are only enabled by painful future spending cuts.
ByJeremy Hunt
Explore the New Statesman’s content about Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt, including profiles, comment and political analysis of the former chancellor.
Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election giveaways won’t compensate for a lost decade
The Chancellor painted a rosy picture of economic growth and rising prosperity. But none of it was true.
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Jeremy Hunt has done enough to pacify the Tory right
For Conservative rebels, tax cuts are the carrot; the threat of a May general election is the stick.
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Punitive welfare reforms won’t help sick Britain
Repairing the NHS and social care is the best way to get the long-term ill into work.
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The divide between Labour and the Conservatives has been sharpened
While the Tories prioritise tax cuts, Keir Starmer’s party would prioritise the repair of public services.
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The four big myths of Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement
The government hasn’t cut taxes for workers and it can’t take credit for lower inflation.
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Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement was delivered from an alternate reality
The Chancellor’s jolly demeanour betrayed his failure to comprehend the living standards crisis.
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To save the NHS, the Chancellor should pay doctors properly
A fair-pay deal would stop the strikes and prevent doctors from leaving the profession.
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Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement is about putting pressure on Labour
The Tories are unlikely to win any new voters no matter what they say.
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Jeremy Hunt speaks but who will listen?
The Chancellor’s speech was entirely overshadowed by Liz Truss and HS2.
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Exclusive poll: childcare could swing voters at the next election
Some 42 per cent of Britons say early-years reform will impact the way they vote.
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Will Rishi Sunak sack Jeremy Hunt?
No 10 is pondering whether a fresh face as chancellor could revive Tory fortunes.
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Local Conservative clubs are still clamouring for reckless right-wingers
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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If Jeremy Hunt won’t cut taxes, what are the Tories for?
The Chancellor has explicitly tied tax cuts to inflation – so they may not happen before the next election at…
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The markets are having their revenge on Rishi Sunak
Investors continue to charge a “moron premium” for the UK’s economic mismanagement.
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The age of greedflation
How corporate profiteering is making us poorer.
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Will Jeremy Corbyn agree to step aside in Islington North?
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Sunak’s misuse of statistics exposes the real “anti-maths mindset”
The last two years have seen high levels of governmental number-fudging.
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Shoppers aren’t buying the Tories’ economic optimism
Jeremy Hunt might believe in the British economy but its consumers don’t.
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Jeremy Hunt’s green policy gap
The Chancellor has criticised Joe Biden’s plan for green growth, but has failed to present an alternative plan for Britain.
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