Jeremy Hunt | Al Majalla

Britain's Chancellor Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street to attend Parliament in London, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. Just three weeks after taking office, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the challenge of balancing the nation's budget while helping millions of people slammed by a cost-of-living crisis. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt will deliver the government's plan for tackling a sputtering economy in a speech to the House of Commons on Thursday. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

UK Budget Takeaways: Higher Taxes, More Aid To Needy

The British government unveiled an emergency budget featuring billions in tax increases in a bid to restore trust and stability in the U.K. economy and help millions struggling to cope with a…

AP 17 November 2022

British Prime minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's weekly question time debate, at the House of Commons in London, Britain, November 2, 2022. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS

UK To Extend Windfall Taxes On Energy Firms -The Times

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt are planning to extend windfall taxes on oil and gas companies to raise nearly 40 billion pounds ($45.55 billion) over…

02 November 2022

Commuters walk across London Bridge toward the financial district, in London, Britain, September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo

UK Faces Tax Rises As Well As Spending Cuts - Treasury Source

Everyone in Briton will need to pay more in tax in the coming years to fix a hole in public finances, a source in the finance ministry said on Monday, following a meeting between Prime Minister Rishi…

31 October 2022

New Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

New UK Finance Minister Hunt Scraps Tax Cuts, Reins in Energy Support

New finance minister Jeremy Hunt scrapped Prime Minister Liz Truss's economic plan and scaled back her vast energy subsidy on Monday, launching one of the biggest U-turns in British fiscal policy to…

17 October 2022

Jeremy Hunt, Conservative party leadership candidate attends an interview, in London, Britain, July 10, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo

Jeremy Hunt is Britain's New Finance Minister - Times

Former British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt is the country's new finance minister, the Times reported on Friday, after Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked from the role by Prime Minister Liz Truss. "Jeremy…

14 October 2022

Boris Johnson addresses supporters during a rally for the 'Vote Leave' campaign on April 15, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Getty)

Johnson and Hunt Sprinting Towards Number 10

The two remaining contenders to replace Theresa May as Conservative party leader and, by extension, British prime minister - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - must now prove that they can succeed where…

Yasmine El-Geressi and Ali El Shamy 28 June 2019

Popular
Editor's Pick

A Palestinian girl is standing on the remnants of her former house in Gaza; a toy mobile phone hangs around her neck. Her mother had been killed when the house was bombed, and the girl had tried to call her on her 'phone'.

Anthony Dawton

Culture & Social Affairs

Israel's war on children is a stain on humanity

22 April 2024

The horrors in Gaza have led to accusations of genocide, denunciations at the Oscars, and even self-immolation by a US Air Force serviceman. When will enough be enough?

Bryn Haworth

Displaced Palestinians line up to fill their containers with water in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on April 19, 2024.

MOHAMMED ABED/AFP

Politics

After strike on Iran, Israel sets its sights back on Rafah offensive

20 April 2024

Cairo's worst fears could soon be realised and the mass exodus event it feared months ago could finally come to fruition

Amr Emam

Opinion

The West wants more sanctions on Iran. But do they even work?

18 April 2024

In the wake of Iran's attack on Israel, the West wants to levy additional sanctions on Iran. However, over the years, their effect has been limited as Tehran found ways to circumvent them.

Con Coughlin

The US network news star often hears people express surprise over her heritage. Her new book weaves her personal journey with stories of the Middle East and the world of international journalism.

Culture & Social Affairs

'But You Don't Look Arab': Hala Gorani's search for belonging

19 April 2024

The US network news star often hears people express surprise over her heritage. Her new book weaves her personal journey with stories of the Middle East and the world of international journalism.

Lina Khatib

The state's refusal to engage with bondholders risks keeping Lebanon out of the funding markets, draining its remaining reserves as creditors seek redress.

Nash Weerasekera

Business & Economy

A huge legal battle between Lebanon and its creditors looms

21 April 2024

The state's refusal to engage with bondholders risks keeping Lebanon out of the funding markets, draining its remaining reserves as creditors seek redress

Salwa Baalbaki

Sections

Regions

More

LATEST ISSUE

UK Budget Takeaways: Higher Taxes, More Aid To Needy

UK To Extend Windfall Taxes On Energy Firms -The Times

UK Faces Tax Rises As Well As Spending Cuts - Treasury Source

New UK Finance Minister Hunt Scraps Tax Cuts, Reins in Energy Support

Jeremy Hunt is Britain's New Finance Minister - Times

Johnson and Hunt Sprinting Towards Number 10

Israel's war on children is a stain on humanity

After strike on Iran, Israel sets its sights back on Rafah offensive

The West wants more sanctions on Iran. But do they even work?

'But You Don't Look Arab': Hala Gorani's search for belonging

A huge legal battle between Lebanon and its creditors looms

OPINIONS

What’s in the $95bn foreign aid package passed in the House?

Shadow war no more: How will the new Iran-Israel power dynamic affect the region?

It's only a matter of time before Iran and Israel test their new rules of engagement

America’s economy has escaped a hard landing

Sign up for the Weekly Newsletter