New UK finance minister Hunt reverses tax plan, reins in energy support
Jeremy Hunt scales back energy bill support scheme and reverses nearly all mini-budget tax cuts

Jeremy Hunt scales back energy bill support scheme and reverses nearly all mini-budget tax cuts
The new chancellor Jeremy Hunt has told the BBC "difficult decisions" lie ahead, warning that some taxes will go up
Hunt accuses rival Johnson of putting ambition before country in head-to-head Tory leadership debate
Rory Stewart, Britain’s aid minister and a former candidate to be the next prime minister, said he would now support Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt over favourite Boris Johnson in the race to succeed Theresa May.
The findings reinforce Johnson’s position as the strong favourite to succeed Theresa May when Tory party members vote on who should be the next prime minister in the coming weeks. Last week Conservative MPs voted to send Johnson and Hunt into the final round of the contest.
Jeremy Hunt will face Boris Johnson in the race to be the next Tory leader and PM, after Michael Gove was eliminated in the final ballot of the party's MPs.