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Jeremy Hunt targets further reduction in ‘jobs tax’ in March budgetThe government is considering handing workers another tax cut with a further reduction in national insurance, amid desperate attempts to move on from a campaign to destabilise Rishi Sunak by the Tory right.With frustration within the cabinet that the Conservative party has been unable to free itself from internal warring over Sunak’s immigration plans...

Hunt draws comparisons with Thatcher’s tax-slashing chancellor as he claims UK is ready for economic boomJeremy Hunt has compared himself to former tax-cutting chancellor Nigel Lawson, as he joined Rishi Sunak in teasing further potential cuts in the spring budget.Writing in the Mail on Sunday, the chancellor drew comparisons with the late Lawson, who was known for slashing personal taxation while serving in the...