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UK’s Hunt Extends North Sea Oil, Gas Windfall Tax by a Year

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said he would extend the windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies by one year.

business

Published on Mar 07, 2024 11:41 AM IST

Bloomberg |

UK PM Rishi Sunak to promise 'fundamental change' to party faithful

After a year in power, Sunak will take the stage at what could be his last party conference to say he will do things differently

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (REUTERS)

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Published on Oct 04, 2023 05:06 AM IST

Reuters |

Daily brief: In Sunak's cabinet, Raab is deputy PM, Hunt remains FM; others exit

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Dominic Raab walks outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London. (REUTERS)

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Updated on Oct 25, 2022 09:07 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Sunak retains Hunt as finance min, Dominic Raab is dyPM; Braverman also returns

The announcement on Jeremy Hunt from 10 Downing Street comes amid a string of exits from the cabinet, business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg and justice secretary Brandon Lewis. Both of them quit shortly after Sunak, an Indian-origin Tory leader, made his address as the UK PM.

Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak enters 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, on Tuesday.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Oct 25, 2022 09:56 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

We went ‘too far, too fast’: UK PM Liz Truss says focused on financial stability

UK Economy: The government went "too far, too fast" in its drive for growth, UK PM Liz Truss' spokesperson said.

UK Economy: British Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a news conference in London, Britain.(Reuters)

world news

Published on Oct 17, 2022 05:07 PM IST

Reuters |

UK finance minister reverses government's tax measures

UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt said income tax cuts the government had planned would be shelved indefinitely, and he reversed plans to slash dividend tax rates and scrap alcohol duties.

Since taking over the Treasury three days ago, Jeremy Hunt has been outlining a radically different fiscal approach from Truss, saying taxes would have to rise and spending would have to be cut(Reuters)

business

Published on Oct 17, 2022 04:09 PM IST

Bloomberg | | Posted by Aryan Prakash

UK to unveil new fiscal measures after controversial debt-fuelled budget

Britain's Jeremy Hunt will "make a statement bringing forward measures from the medium-term fiscal plan".

Jeremy Hunt: New Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain.(Reuters)

world news

Published on Oct 17, 2022 12:23 PM IST

AFP |

‘Nothing off the table’ on reversing Liz Truss tax plan: New UK finance minister

Jeremy Hunt: The measure would save £5 billion ($6 billion), according to a report in the Sunday Times.

Jeremy Hunt: British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt speaks during an interview.(Reuters)

world news

Published on Oct 16, 2022 03:24 PM IST

Bloomberg |

New UK finance minister admits Liz Truss government's mistakes: ‘That’s why…'

UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt said, “It was a mistake to fly blind and to do these forecasts without giving people the confidence.”

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt in London, Britain.(Reuters)

world news

Updated on Oct 15, 2022 12:56 PM IST

Reuters |

From Rishi Sunak to Jeremy Hunt, these are top contenders to become next UK PM

There are nine candidates already declared and more Tory MPs likely to join. From former finance minister Rishi Sunak to former health secretary Jeremy Hunt, here are the probables who could make it to the top post.

Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt and Liz Truss are some of the key contenders for UK prime minister's post.(Reuters, AFP)

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Published on Jul 10, 2022 08:22 PM IST

AFP | | Edited by Aryan Prakash

Borish Johnson chosen new UK leader, faces Brexit test

Boris Johnson, 55, a former journalist educated in Eton and Oxford, won the leadership contest against foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt

Faced with the task of uniting the party and country, as well as navigating the Brexit minefield, Boris Johnson, a former two-term London mayor, is likely to forego summer holidays.(AFP)

world news

Updated on Jul 24, 2019 12:34 AM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt? Next UK PM to be named today

Foreign minister and Conservative Leader Boris Johnson is widely expected win against foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Boris Johnson, a leadership candidate for Britain's Conservative Party, leaves his office in London, Britain July 22, 2019.(REUTERS PHOTO)

india news

Updated on Jul 23, 2019 09:03 AM IST

London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

No-deal Brexit looms as race for new British PM wraps up

The business community and many lawmakers fear dire economic consequences from a no-deal Brexit, which would lead to immediate trade tariffs for some sectors including the automotive industry.

Johnson and Hunt are taking part in a final question-and-answer session later on Wednesday before the result of the vote by Conservative Party members is announced next Tuesday.(REUTERS)

world news

Updated on Jul 17, 2019 10:11 PM IST

London | ByAgence France-Presse

Indian lawyer Karuna Nundy on UK panel for new media framework

Karuna Nundy will work closely with Amal Clooney, and Hina Jalani in a panel that includes proposing legal and other initiatives to protect media freedom across the world.

Karuna Nundy has been appointed to a panel of experts which will develop legal frameworks to protect media freedom across the world.(Pradeep Gaur/HTMint)

india news

Updated on Jul 16, 2019 06:19 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

Knighthood for Ben Stokes? UK prime ministerial candidates Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt have their say

Ben Stokes scored an unbeaten 84 off 98 balls to tie the match for the hosts and then scored 8 runs in the super over that was ultimately won by England by virtue of hitting more boundaries.

Ben Stokes shakes hands with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May.(REUTERS)

cricket

Updated on Jul 16, 2019 04:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Just imagine, no British retail brand in India: Boris Johnson

Putting on a mock serious tone that drew laughter at hustings in Bedfordshire on Saturday, Johnson, who is standing against foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, noted that India does not allow foreign investment in multi-brand retail.

Pushing for more trade with India, Boris Johnson, the frontrunner in the ongoing election for the next Conservative leader – and prime minister – wonders how the large middle class in India could do without shopping in British retail outlets there.(AFP)

world news

Published on Jul 15, 2019 11:07 AM IST

London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

Scotland Yard under fire over probe into envoy’s email leak

Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, who organized a conference on threat to media freedom across the world this week, defended the right of the press to publish Darroch’s leaked emails that described the Trump administration as ‘inept, insecure and incompetent’, among other remarks.

The new row centered around a statement by Scotland Yard’s assistant commissioner Neil Basu .(FILE PHOTO.)

world news

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 06:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

‘Collective shrug’: Amal Clooney slams world leaders on Khashoggi death

The Washington Post columnist was killed inside Saudi Arabia’s Consulate in Istanbul last year. According to the United Nations cultural body UNESCO, 99 media workers were killed worldwide in 2018.

The Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside Saudi Arabia’s Consulate in Istanbul last year.(Reuters File Photo)

world news

Updated on Jul 11, 2019 02:57 PM IST

London | ByAssociated Press

Boris Johnson promises ‘truly special India-UK relations’ if elected UK PM

Johnson, 55, and Hunt, 52, - both Oxford-educated - seek support from the Conservative Friends of India, a group within the ruling party.

People take selfies with Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson, in Barry Island, Wales.(AP)

india news

Updated on Jul 08, 2019 11:45 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

Highest priority to India ties, says UK PM candidate Jeremy Hunt

Over 1.6 lakh Conservative members are currently voting by postal ballots for the two candidates.

Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt says he will accord the highest priority to relations with India.(REUTERS Photo)

world news

Updated on Jul 06, 2019 02:37 PM IST

London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

Colonial overtones: Growing UK-China row over Hong Kong

Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt refused to rule out extreme measures such as sanctions and expelling diplomats, taking UK-China relations to a new level after years of London courting Beijing on issues of trade and easier, cheaper visas for Chinese.

Urging Beijing to honour the landmark ‘one country-two systems’ agreement of 1984, Hunt reiterated his support to demonstrators, who recently stormed Hong Kong’s parliament over issues of freedom and extradition to China.(AP Photo File)

world news

Updated on Jul 04, 2019 05:32 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

Private row dogs Johnson’s campaign to be UK PM

Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson faced persistent questions about his character and suitability to be the next British prime minister following the domestic row with his partner that prompted the police to visit their flat in central London on Friday.

Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson(REUTERS FILE PHOTO)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2019 09:12 AM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

5 of family shot dead by kin over land dispute

The row could not have come at a worse time for Johnson, who polled the most votes from 313 Conservative MPs in five rounds in the first of the two-phased election.

Five members of a family, including a boy, were shot dead allegedly by three relatives after a dispute over a strip of land for constructing a road in a town in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district, police said Saturday.(AFP Photo)

india news

Updated on Jun 22, 2019 04:30 PM IST

Sagar | ByPress Trust of India

Boris’ domestic row hits bid to be UK PM

The row could not have come at a worse time for Johnson, who polled the most votes from 313 Conservative MPs in five rounds in the first of the two-phased election.

Police were called to the home of leadership candidate Boris Johnson. (REUTERS Photo)

world news

Updated on Jun 23, 2019 07:00 AM IST

London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

Who will choose the next UK leader? Mostly older white men

The country’s next leader will be chosen by about 160,000 members of the governing party in a runoff between two candidates: former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and current Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

There’s an election underway to choose Britain’s next prime minister, but only one in 400 people gets a vote. And most of those are well-off older white men.(Bloomberg/Representative Image)

world news

Published on Jun 21, 2019 02:43 PM IST

London, UK | ByAssociated Press

Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt in final fray for UK PM

Johnson polled 160 votes in the final fifth round, and Hunt 77. Over 1.2 lakh party members will now cast their votes on the two in the coming weeks, with the result being announced in the week beginning July 22.

Johnson finishing one of the final two candidates was a certainty after he polled over 100 votes in previous rounds.(AFP PHOTO)

india news

Updated on Jun 20, 2019 11:41 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

Boris tops vote for next UK PM again

Of the six candidates in the fray after the first round last Thursday, Johnson polled 126 votes. Since the minimum votes needed to remain in the race was 33, Dominic Raab, who polled the least number of votes (30), was eliminated.

Conservative MPs will vote in further rounds, when those with the least votes are eliminated, until two remain. The party’s 1.2 lakh members will then vote on the two, to decide the next leader, who will also take over as the next prime minster.(REUTERS PHOTO)

world news

Updated on Jun 18, 2019 10:49 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

Brexit fate in balance as race begins to succeed Theresa May

Five leading Tory figures have declared their intention to contest the leadership election after PM May announced her June 7 resignation on Thursday, with the fate of Brexit up in the air.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street in London, Britain June 29, 2017.(REUTERS FILE PHOTO)

world news

Updated on May 25, 2019 08:11 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

Britain’s foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt cites Amartya Sen’s work to plug media freedom

Announcing UK government initiatives on media freedom, Hunt said when everyone is able to exchange ideas freely, a society benefits not just from the brains of the people at the top, but from the originality and creativity of the entire population.

“The Indian Nobel Laureate, Amartya Sen, defined the ‘expansion of freedom’ as what he called the ‘pre-eminent objective’ of development,” said Britain’s foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt.(Amal KS/HT File Photo)

india news

Updated on May 02, 2019 04:35 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

7 years on, Julian Assange arrested on US extradition request

Julian Assange, 47, was due to be produced in the Westminster Magistrates Court, which deals with extradition cases

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange(Reauters file photo)

world news

Updated on Apr 11, 2019 05:41 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said he would extend the windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies by one year.

After a year in power, Sunak will take the stage at what could be his last party conference to say he will do things differently

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

The announcement on Jeremy Hunt from 10 Downing Street comes amid a string of exits from the cabinet, business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg and justice secretary Brandon Lewis. Both of them quit shortly after Sunak, an Indian-origin Tory leader, made his address as the UK PM.

UK Economy: The government went "too far, too fast" in its drive for growth, UK PM Liz Truss' spokesperson said.

UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt said income tax cuts the government had planned would be shelved indefinitely, and he reversed plans to slash dividend tax rates and scrap alcohol duties.

Britain's Jeremy Hunt will "make a statement bringing forward measures from the medium-term fiscal plan".

Jeremy Hunt: The measure would save £5 billion ($6 billion), according to a report in the Sunday Times.

UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt said, “It was a mistake to fly blind and to do these forecasts without giving people the confidence.”

There are nine candidates already declared and more Tory MPs likely to join. From former finance minister Rishi Sunak to former health secretary Jeremy Hunt, here are the probables who could make it to the top post.

Boris Johnson, 55, a former journalist educated in Eton and Oxford, won the leadership contest against foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt

Foreign minister and Conservative Leader Boris Johnson is widely expected win against foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt.

The business community and many lawmakers fear dire economic consequences from a no-deal Brexit, which would lead to immediate trade tariffs for some sectors including the automotive industry.

Karuna Nundy will work closely with Amal Clooney, and Hina Jalani in a panel that includes proposing legal and other initiatives to protect media freedom across the world.

Ben Stokes scored an unbeaten 84 off 98 balls to tie the match for the hosts and then scored 8 runs in the super over that was ultimately won by England by virtue of hitting more boundaries.

Putting on a mock serious tone that drew laughter at hustings in Bedfordshire on Saturday, Johnson, who is standing against foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, noted that India does not allow foreign investment in multi-brand retail.

Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, who organized a conference on threat to media freedom across the world this week, defended the right of the press to publish Darroch’s leaked emails that described the Trump administration as ‘inept, insecure and incompetent’, among other remarks.

The Washington Post columnist was killed inside Saudi Arabia’s Consulate in Istanbul last year. According to the United Nations cultural body UNESCO, 99 media workers were killed worldwide in 2018.

Johnson, 55, and Hunt, 52, - both Oxford-educated - seek support from the Conservative Friends of India, a group within the ruling party.

Over 1.6 lakh Conservative members are currently voting by postal ballots for the two candidates.

Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt refused to rule out extreme measures such as sanctions and expelling diplomats, taking UK-China relations to a new level after years of London courting Beijing on issues of trade and easier, cheaper visas for Chinese.

Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson faced persistent questions about his character and suitability to be the next British prime minister following the domestic row with his partner that prompted the police to visit their flat in central London on Friday.

The row could not have come at a worse time for Johnson, who polled the most votes from 313 Conservative MPs in five rounds in the first of the two-phased election.

The row could not have come at a worse time for Johnson, who polled the most votes from 313 Conservative MPs in five rounds in the first of the two-phased election.

The country’s next leader will be chosen by about 160,000 members of the governing party in a runoff between two candidates: former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and current Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Johnson polled 160 votes in the final fifth round, and Hunt 77. Over 1.2 lakh party members will now cast their votes on the two in the coming weeks, with the result being announced in the week beginning July 22.

Of the six candidates in the fray after the first round last Thursday, Johnson polled 126 votes. Since the minimum votes needed to remain in the race was 33, Dominic Raab, who polled the least number of votes (30), was eliminated.

Five leading Tory figures have declared their intention to contest the leadership election after PM May announced her June 7 resignation on Thursday, with the fate of Brexit up in the air.

Announcing UK government initiatives on media freedom, Hunt said when everyone is able to exchange ideas freely, a society benefits not just from the brains of the people at the top, but from the originality and creativity of the entire population.

Julian Assange, 47, was due to be produced in the Westminster Magistrates Court, which deals with extradition cases

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