The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Hunt

It is not something you hear a Chancellor say every day, not least 12 to 18 months out from a general election. Asked if he was “comfortable with the Bank of England doing whatever it takes to bring down inflation, even if that potentially would precipitate a recession”, Jeremy Hunt…

The Bank of England has hiked interest rates repeatedly to tackle inflation - in a hit to mortgage payers - and experts have warned they could raise them higher than the current 4.5% next month

Chancellor will back Bank of England’s decisions because ‘inflation is a source of instability’

Former culture secretary says prime ministerial diaries ‘are frequently wrong’

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has backed interest rate hikes being used to calm soaring inflation even if they increase the risk of pushing the UK into…

Chancellor says “only path to sustainable growth” is to bring down high prices behind cost of living crisis, as mortgage rates climb

Help available as more than 10m Britons struggling with bills, according to new study

There are fears the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee may have to raise interest rates to as high as 5.5 per cent to tackle inflation

It is the latest effort to follow up on the prime minister’s pledge to turn the UK into a ‘science superpower’

Package of measures for UK life sciences sector also includes overhauling regulatory process for new medicines

It comes after millions received Cost of Living support payments from the DWP and HMRC in May