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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has insisted he did not make “crowd-pleasing” tax cuts as giveaways ahead of the next general election in his Autumn Statement. Mr Hunt used Wednesday’s statement to announce a £10bn National Insurance cut for millions and an uplift in benefits. The Conservatives claimed they had delivered the biggest tax cuts in decades in a move to boost ...

Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron is visiting Israel, despite a delay in an agreed four-day pause in Israel’s war with Hamas. The former prime minister arrived amid uncertainty about when the pause in the fighting in Gaza would begin. A senior Israeli official said it would not take effect before Friday, a day later than expected. Lord Cameron is expected to ...

The UK economy will grow much more slowly than expected in the next two years as inflation takes longer to fall, the government’s forecaster says. Living standards are also not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2027-28, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said. It comes as the chancellor announced tax cuts and a rise in benefits in his ...

LONDON, Nov 20 : British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government would turn to cutting tax after a fall in inflation, speaking ahead of this week’s budget update when finance minister Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce how he will speed up the stagnant economy. “Now that inflation is halved and our growth is stronger, meaning revenues are higher, ...

New Foreign Secretary David Cameron has made his first working visit to Ukraine, meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Lord Cameron reiterated the UK’s support for Ukraine, promising moral, diplomatic and “above all military support for… however long it takes”. Mr Zelensky congratulated Mr Cameron on his new post and thanked him for the UK’s continued backing. Lord Cameron became ...

David Cameron has returned to government as UK foreign secretary, in a stunning comeback for the former prime minister that highlighted Rishi Sunak’s willingness to take risks as he looks to revive his political fortunes. Downing Street announced on Monday that Cameron would join the government, accepting a peerage in order to do so, as part of a wider reshuffle ...

Suella Braverman has been sacked as home secretary, after she defied No 10 over an article accusing the Metropolitan Police of bias in the policing of protests. Mrs Braverman was accused of stoking tension ahead of protests in London. James Cleverly is her replacement at the Home Office, with former prime minister David Cameron unexpectedly replacing him as foreign secretary. ...

You won’t find a politician saying it loud, but fear matters. Running a government or a political party is not a business where the aim is to hold hands and sing Kumbaya. The task to is win power. To hold on to it. To get things done. And then win again. Common beliefs, loyalty, and a desire to serve can ...

Home Secretary Suella Braverman is facing questions about her future after Downing Street disowned an article in which she accused police of bias. She claimed aggressive right-wing protesters were “rightly met with a stern response”, while “pro-Palestinian mobs” were “largely ignored”. She has been accused of undermining the police and is facing calls from some Tories to be sacked. No ...

A Palestinian doctor who graduated from a prestigious UK Foreign Office scholarship scheme is feared to have been killed along with most of his family in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, colleagues say. Dr Maisara Al Rayyes, 30, was photographed with Foreign Secretary James Cleverly after meeting him alongside other graduates of the programme two months ago. He was ...