The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Hunt

The UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt will have limited room for manoeuvre when he makes his autumn statement about the government’s financial plans on November 22. The government is committed to supporting the Bank of England’s current strategy for reducing inflation, which involves using rate hikes to slow down economic activity.

Charities say it would be indefensible to raise working age benefits in line with CPI figure for October instead of September

Jeremy Hunt said a total of 80 arrests have been made so far as he responded to concerns from Labour

Employers are looking for support in finding the workers they need through training, childcare and benefits

Payments designed to help people cope insufficient to meet scale of problem, says committee

Ex-PM’s appointment as foreign secretary indicates a move to the centre by Rishi Sunak and is likely to anger the right of the party

Shadow chancellor also backs planning changes and industrial strategy, but no ‘unfunded tax cuts’

The Cabinet shake-up is about forming a ‘strong and united team’, No 10 said as it defended the moves from questions about the lack of women.

The new Cabinet is slightly less diverse than the previous line-up.