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‘It’s not enough’: voters in Hartlepool unimpressed by budget – and Tories

People in ‘red wall’ town that elected a Conservative MP in 2021 do not expect to feel benefit of budget measures amid cost of living worries

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt’s cynical budget is the last, desperate gasp of a dying government

Many Conservative MPs fighting to hold on to their seats will be asking the chancellor: ‘Is this all you’ve got?’, says former shadow chancellor John McDonnell

The Guardian - UK

The only real giveaway in Jezza’s fictional budget was the despair on Tory faces

Taxes are going up, not down. Growth is going down, not up. And in the end, Hunt’s ramblings didn’t even convince his own side

The Guardian - UK

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‘We all know how her show ends’: Jeremy Hunt’s worst budget day jokes

Labour’s Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves were used as punchlines in the chancellor’s sometimes obscure jokes

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt’s last budget before an election – but not his last roll of the dice

These latest tax cuts were not the gamechanger the Tories need before the election

The Guardian - UK

Where is Lindsay Hoyle and why was the deputy speaker chairing the budget?

Sir Lindsay has faced calls for his resignation following his controversial decision to allow a vote on a Labour amendment to an opposition day motion on the Gaza conflict

Evening Standard

Sunak and Hunt’s last stand? Our panel responds to the Tories’ spring budget

Will the tax cuts at the heart of the chancellor’s make-or-break budget give his party any hope?

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Tories have 'maxed out the national credit card', warns Labour leader Keir Starmer in Budget response

Sir Keir Starmer said the Conservatives were leaving working people worse off

Evening Standard

Budget key points: What did Jeremy Hunt announce?

A National Insurance Cut and ‘British ISA’ were among the headline measures

Evening Standard

Man who threatened MP Mike Freer with chilling 'I'm coming for you' phone call spared jail

A man who made menacing phone calls to the office of north London MP Mike Freer and issued the chilling threat “I’m coming for you” has been spared jail.

Evening Standard

Fuel duty freeze: Drivers still face rising petrol prices after Budget, motoring group says

The Chancellor confirmed that the 5p per litre cut introduced in March 2022 will stay for another 12 months

Evening Standard

When and where is the Lib Dem spring party conference?

The event will take place across three days

Evening Standard

Budget 2024 live: Jeremy Hunt cuts national insurance, abolishes non-dom status and raises child benefit threshold – as it happened

NI cut of 2p announced, along with new tax on vapes, end of tax relief for holiday lettings and more cash for NHS IT system

The Guardian - UK

UK housebuilding slump eases; Treasury to regulate ESG ratings – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

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Can Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget revive Britain’s Tories?

Will the chancellor offer tax cuts in a bid to win votes or steer clear of any bold moves with potential to backfire?

International Business Times

Britain Set For Tax-cutting Budget Before Election

Britain's Conservative government is on Wednesday expected to use a budget update to unveil tax cuts for millions of workers, in an attempt to woo voters before a general election.

The Guardian - UK

Even Tory voters won’t be fooled by the tax cuts in Jeremy Hunt’s fairytale budget

The public would rather the chancellor prioritised spending on threadbare public services over tax giveaways, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

What to expect from Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget

The chancellor’s biggest giveaway is likely to be a further cut to national insurance contributions

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The Guardian - UK

Train government ministers properly and leave them in post, says ex-cabinet secretary

Former civil service boss Mark Sedwill blames constant rotation of personnel and lack of proper teaching for poorer strategic thinking

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt’s Surrey office vandalised with ‘die Tory scum’ graffiti

Chancellor’s constituency office in Hindhead was defaced on eve of his spring budget statement

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt defies public services alarm with pre-election budget tax cuts

Chancellor set to cut 2p off national insurance but some Tories say more is needed to bolster election chances

The Guardian - UK

The end is nigh! Kill me now! The Sunaks have done the Grazia video

PM fires starting gun on election end days with revelations about his bed-making fervor and dishwasher loading skills

The Guardian - UK

Peter Christie obituary

Other lives: Pioneering Green party councillor and mayor who was also an authority on the history of North Devon

International Business Times

Budget Crisis Forces UK's Birmingham Towards Service Cuts, Tax Hikes

Councillors in the UK's second-largest city Birmingham were poised Tuesday to approve tax hikes and deep cuts to public services that could include axed arts funding and reduced rubbish collection, as the city fights to avoid bankruptcy.

The Guardian - UK

‘Bring back Thatcher’: voters in ‘blue wall’ voice scepticism before budget

Trip through M3 corridor’s traditionally Conservative seats finds distrust of politicians and discontent over range of issues

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