The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Hunt

Steve Barclay said just two months ago that he had instructed department heads within the health service to release information on how much their teams cost, telling a right-wing thinktank that the health service is a "natural place to start" looking for savings

This week's Autumn Statement is set to repeat the support given to help cope with soaring bills

Vice Chancellor of Swansea University Paul Boyle said such as a move would be 'prove a tragically misguided false economy'

Sammy Wilson asked the Chancellor to investigate whether civil servants were ‘interfering’ in the political process in Northern Ireland.

If the plans are unveiled in the Autumn statement, the move would break the promise made by the Conservative Party in 2019 which pledged to keep the current rate

Chancellor rejects Labour plea to hold down bills – as Tory manifesto promised – pointing to ’very difficult announcements’

The Chancellor is traditionally entitled to consume alcohol while unveiling financial measures.

Prime minister also urges City to curtail bonuses and says he is keen to reduce reliance on food banks

The Chancellor has warned that everyone will have to pay "a bit more tax" and that "sacrifices" will have to be made.

ONS figures reveal more gloomy economic news for workers’ pay

Chancellor plans levy on companies’ ‘excess returns’ to ease cost of living crisis, according to report