Jeremy Hunt

Finance minister Jeremy Hunt will bury Britain's failed "Trussonomics" experiment on Thursday by cutting spending and raising taxes, moves that he and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak say are needed to restore investor confidence.

Newly confirmed finance minister Jeremy Hunt must keep investors calm about Britain's debt mountain, avoid causing a deep recession and work out a way to stop the Conservative Party from splintering again - and all of it by next Monday.

British banks are bracing for a potential tax hit to their profits as the government scrambles to plug an estimated 40 billion pound ($45 billion) hole in its finances.

Rishi Sunak has entered the picture once more after losing to Truss during their bid to replace Boris Johnson.

The screeching about-turn on tax cuts by finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Monday will not spare Britain from painful spending cuts and new tax hikes to fix the country's public finances.

Britain's new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday some taxes would go up and tough spending decisions were needed, saying Prime Minister Liz Truss had made mistakes as she battles to keep her job just over a month into her term.

New finance minister Jeremy Hunt promised to win back Britain's economic credibility by fully accounting for the government's tax and spending plans, while insisting his boss Liz Truss remained in charge of the country.

Britain's new finance minister Jeremy Hunt faces an early test of his attempt to stem the crisis of confidence in Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday when the bond market delivers its verdict on his weekend overhaul of her economic programme.

May's government was rocked Monday by the resignations of Boris Johnson and Brexit Secretary David Davis who quit amid divisions in the government over Brexit.

Health Secretary says 'significantly more' money will need to be invested to improve Britain's health service.

US President Donald Trump has caused anger in the UK by claiming that the NHS is "broke and not working".

Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets of London to protest cuts to the NHS. Among them is English actor Ralf Little who also criticised the cuts on Twitter.

Full judicial review granted to determine lawfulness of plans to introduce Accountable Care Organisations into NHS.

Jeremy Hunt has defended Theresa May against accusations of timidity as schisms open up in the party over the government's approach to Brexit.

Foreign secretary rebuked by PM in front of cabinet over leaked report he would demand £100m-a-week Brexit dividend for NHS.

The prime minister Theresa May has been slammed for a bungled Cabinet reshuffle which has been described by one MP as the "worst I have ever witnessed".

We, the common people must save the NHS before it is too late.

News broke this morning that the NHS were facing an unprecedented 'crisis'. We spoke to staff who said that others like them have been "leaving on their knees".

The Metropolitan Police is facing a growing backlash over its role in the first secretary of state Damian Green's downfall after he quit in the fallout from the porn scandal.

Starting with the infamous BBC News interview being interrupted by two young children, here are some of the funniest viral videos from 2017.

The UK has agreed '90% of the Brexit deal', with the EU a source has told the Times as the UK PM has crunch talks in Brussels on Monday.

The Health Foundation predicts just 87% of people could be seen and transferred or discharged within four hours, falling well short of the 95% target.

Royle Family actor Ralf Little challenged Jeremy Hunt on some of his mental health statistics and took fact-checking into his own hands in a huge Twitter thread.

Unions and workers urge Jeremy Hunt to reveal how the government will fund planned pay rises after announcing end of seven-year cap.

What is the new NHS smartphone application? Here's what we know so far.

Renowned physicist has been reliant on the NHS since he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease aged 21.

Thousands of NHS nursing posts remain unfilled, data revealed this month.

"Jeremy Hunt knows that Brexit will be a disaster for the NHS," the Lib Dems said after the gaffe.

Sky and BBC both managed to get health secretary's name spectaculary wrong

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is reportedly keen on adopting the OS.