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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Tax officials are said to be examining whether David Cameron failed to fully disclose perks such as flights on private jets when he worked for collapsed lender Greensill Capital, it has been revealed. […] More

Jeremy Hunt says he hopes the autumn statement’s measures will make a “really big difference” to entrepreneurs.In a social media video, the Chancellor said the statement had “110 different measures to help grow the British economy”.“I’m thinking of my own business, that I set up over 30 years ago,” the Chancellor said.“I want to help thousands of other people do what I did, and I hope today will make a really big difference.”Hunt is now heading to the House of Commons to deliver his speech. More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson has called for asylum seekers to be sent to remote Scottish islands if the government’s Rwanda deportation plan fails. The controversial MP called for those arriving in the […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Chancellor Jeremy Hunt faces a troubling economic backdrop when he delivers his Autumn Statement to the country on Wednesday. Economic forecasts show that growth is stagnant and Britain is teetering on the edge […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Tax cuts and reforms to benefits are the big announcements expected in Wednesday’s autumn statement. The move from chancellor Jeremy Hunt is raising eyebrows after he warned back in September it would be […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Britain has said the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands is not up for negotiation, after Argentina’s newly-elected president promised to “get them back”. Javier Milei, who won a resounding victory in Argentina’s presidential […] More

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! has consistently been one of the most-watched shows in the TV calendar – but a controversial addition to the line-up […] More