Hunt’s tax cut 'not silver bullet’ to rescue Tories

The Independent's Morning Headlines email ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0SsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD04djM5cHRnNnR1YTgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXi9HTpZQydYylSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Thursday, March 7, 2024   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0SraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWs_bGlkPTJpN3ByeHdzOHRtbiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZeL0dOllDJ1jKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj ~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0SraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWs_bGlkPWZ5NzM1N3QwenZ5NyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZeL0dOllDJ1jKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj 1/ [Hunt’s tax cut not ‘silver bullet’ to rescue party, George Osborne warns](~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9qZXJlbXktaHVudC10YXgtY3V0LW9zYm9ybmUtZ2VuZXJhbC1lbGVjdGlvbi1iMjUwODIzNi5odG1sP2xpZD02dTdwNjZvbmRqaXMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXi9HTpZQydYylSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9qZXJlbXktaHVudC1idWRnZXQtbmF0aW9uYWwtaW5zdXJhbmNlLWluY29tZS10YXgtYjI1MDc3MDUuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZWdzdHo4b2Y0dHlpJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4vR06WUMnWMpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9qZXJlbXktaHVudC10YXgtY3V0LW9zYm9ybmUtZ2VuZXJhbC1lbGVjdGlvbi1iMjUwODIzNi5odG1sP2xpZD01dWtmNWJvc2ZqZmMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXi9HTpZQydYylSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [Jeremy Hunt](~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvamVyZW15LWh1bnQ_bGlkPXZ2NjBtZ2RoYjg4ZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZeL0dOllDJ1jKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) announced [a pre-election giveaway](~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL25ld3MvdWsvcG9saXRpY3MvYnVkZ2V0LTIwMjQtamVyZW15LWh1bnQtbmF0aW9uYWwtaW5zdXJhbmNlLXRheC1jdXRzLWxpdmUtYjI1MDc4MzEuaHRtbD9saWQ9d3Z5a3l3dHplOXhyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4vR06WUMnWMpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)[Budget](~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvYnVkZ2V0P2xpZD15dThoMmg5Y2g1OXQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXi9HTpZQydYylSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) in which he cut taxes for millions but almost immediately faced warnings from senior [Tories](~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvdG9yaWVzP2xpZD14bTIwY2s3NWMwb2ImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Nb3JuaW5nIEhlYWRsaW5lcyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0hlYWRsaW5lc19NYXN0ZXJsaXN0X0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXi9HTpZQydYylSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) that he had failed to deliver a “silver bullet” to save his party. In a Budget shamelessly designed to appeal to voters ahead of the looming general election, the chancellor also announced an extra £6bn for the NHS and reforms of the “unfair” [child benefit](~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvY2hpbGQtYmVuZWZpdD9saWQ9aTFrbTFyc21tdXU3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4vR06WUMnWMpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) system, which will help 170,000 families. But despite the headline-grabbing policies – including freezing fuel and alcohol duty – former chancellor [George Osborne](~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvZ2VvcmdlLW9zYm9ybmU_bGlkPTNud2h1OGlicHdzcCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZeL0dOllDJ1jKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) warned it was "not the silver bullet that’s going to rescue the Tory Party’s fortunes". 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bus](~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvY29ybndhbGwtYmFieS1idXMtdGVhY2hlci10cnVyby1tb3RoZXItYjI1MDgxNDguaHRtbD9saWQ9bzZzc3MwNXFpeDczJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4vR06WUMnWMpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvY29ybndhbGwtYmFieS1idXMtdGVhY2hlci10cnVyby1tb3RoZXItYjI1MDgxNDguaHRtbD9saWQ9aTdnYXphOHdjeHNkJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4vR06WUMnWMpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Exclusive: The little boy was delivered on the No 27 bus between St Austell and Truro 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theories ~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9zY2llbmNlL2FyY2hhZW9sb2d5L3VrcmFpbmUtc3RvbmUtYWdlLXRvb2xzLWh1bWFuLWV2aWRlbmNlLWIyNTA4NDUwLmh0bWw_bGlkPXhqcjhqMWxkMjVpZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZeL0dOllDJ1jKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj 5/ [Stone tools unearthed in Ukraine could be oldest known evidence of human presence in Europe](~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9zY2llbmNlL2FyY2hhZW9sb2d5L3VrcmFpbmUtc3RvbmUtYWdlLXRvb2xzLWh1bWFuLWV2aWRlbmNlLWIyNTA4NDUwLmh0bWw_bGlkPTh0eGVoMnJjZG5xdCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU1vcm5pbmcgSGVhZGxpbmVzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfSGVhZGxpbmVzX01hc3Rlcmxpc3RfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZeL0dOllDJ1jKVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Researchers suspect stone tools may have been fashioned by human ancestors Homo erectus   THE BIG QUESTION ~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9saW5kc2F5LWhveWxlLWJ1ZGdldC1zcGVha2VyLXdoZXJlLWlzLWVsZWFub3ItbGFpbmctYjI1MDc5MzMuaHRtbD9saWQ9bWIzMjhkNTc3NGY5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4vR06WUMnWMpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [Why was Lindsay Hoyle not speaker at the Budget – and who is Eleanor Laing?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9saW5kc2F5LWhveWxlLWJ1ZGdldC1zcGVha2VyLXdoZXJlLWlzLWVsZWFub3ItbGFpbmctYjI1MDc5MzMuaHRtbD9saWQ9aHZoaTgzbDJhcm1rJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4vR06WUMnWMpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Speaker of the Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle did not preside over Jeremy Hunt’s 2024 spring Budget statement, with less-familar face Dame [Eleanor Laing](~/AAAHagA~/RgRny_n0P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9saW5kc2F5LWhveWxlLWJ1ZGdldC1zcGVha2VyLXdoZXJlLWlzLWVsZWFub3ItbGFpbmctYjI1MDc5MzMuaHRtbD9saWQ9Mm00a280dzN3emZ6JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TW9ybmluZyBIZWFkbGluZXMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9IZWFkbGluZXNfTWFzdGVybGlzdF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4vR06WUMnWMpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) taking his place instead. Sir Hoyle had recently faced calls for his resignation following his unprecedented decision to allow a vote on a Labour amendment to an opposition day motion on the Gaza conflict. However, Sir Lindsay’s absence at the Budget statement is not due to this fall out, nor is it unusual. 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