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Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Watch the Chancellor's autumn statement speech here

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, is said to have more scope to be generous now that inflation has rapidly fallen back

Low-paid workers see wage boost ahead of Chancellor's Autumn Statement

Michelle Donelan is Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology. PIC: UK Parliament

Tackling safety key to the successful adoption of AI - Michelle Donelan

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves during a visit to the London Stock Exchange Group, in September, to outline Labour's plans to bring growth and stability back to Britain's economy. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves on the women who have shaped modern economics

Housing Secretary Michael Gove wrote to Tory backbenchers to say the ban on “no-fault” section 21 evictions promised as part of the Renters Reform Bill will not be enacted before a series of improvements are made in the legal system. Campaigners say this could delay the ban for years. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Kim Mogg

Ban on no fault evictions delayed indefinitely by Tory government

Tory MP Peter Bone. Credit: PA

Tory MP 'should be suspended over bullying and sexual misconduct'

George Jabbour is the councillor for Helmsley & Sinnington.

The future of our treasured landscapes looks brighter - George Jabbour

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a visit to Wormley Community Centre in Hertfordshire. PIC: Hollie Adams/PA Wire

What happened to honesty, integrity and accountability? - YP Letters

Keir Mather

Who is Keir Mather? The new Labour MP for Selby and Ainsty

Library image of protestors outside the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry at the International Dispute Resolution Centre, London. (Photo by Kirsty O'Connor/PA)

Payout process for victims needs a shake-up: Greg Wright

Chris Pincher scandal: Ex-Tory MP faces eight week suspension over groping claims - what did he do?

Chris Pincher scandal: Ex-Tory MP to face eight-week suspension

Professor Irani putting the case for a new railway station in Bradford to Rishi Sunak.

New railway station for Bradford would be utterly transformational: Zahir Irani

Several Tory MPs have been outed as trying to prevent a Parliamentary inquiry doing its work in pursuit of the truth regarding Boris Johnson and his deliberate misleading of Parliament (Getty)

Named and shamed Boris Johnson cultists' utter disdain for the integrity of Parl...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a PM Connect event at the IKEA distribution centre in Dartford, Kent. PIC: Kin Cheung/PA Wire

Rishi Sunak is the next barrier to integrity in the Commons - YP Letters

Clive Myrie. Picture: PA/Ian West.

Clive Myrie pulled from BBC News at Ten after Boris Johnson lying joke

Majority of MPs approve Privileges Committee Boris Johnson Partygate report

Boris Johnson suffers resounding defeat over ‘Partygate’ report

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson

MPs find Boris Johnson ‘deliberately misled’ Commons multiple times

Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson

Which Tory MPs have resigned triggering a by-election?

Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty pictured outside Selby Abbey.

Another Tory MP resigns and triggers a third by-election

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Will Boris Johnson stand as an MP in a different seat?
Could the controversial former prime minister be eyeing up a comeback already?

Green Party’s only MP to stand down at next election

Florence Maxwell shares her expert insights

Changes to UK data protection rules on the horizon: Florence Maxwell

Watch the moment Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle ‘snaps’ at Kemi Badenoch as pair lock horns in House of Commons

Watch the moment House of Commons Speaker ‘snaps’ at major Tory MP

Litter that has built up behind a bench. PIC: Kelvin Stuttard

We must start taking action against the problem of litter - Theresa Villiers

Transport Secretary Mark Harper answering questions from Transport Select Committee in the House of Commons, London, where he said that he accepted delays to HS2 will not save money.

Confusion remains over HS2 and cost-cutting delays - The Yorkshire Post says

Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the Parliament’s Standard Watchdog after allegedly failing to declare an interest

Sunak under investigation over alleged failure to declare interest

'Why can’t we see the same ethnic diversity that we see in our politicians, in our police forces – and in all ranks, including and especially in the higher ranks?' PIC: PA

Police forces need to be more diverse - Dr Alan Billings

'It has always interested me how those who preach peace only remember Tony Blair for joining the US in invading Iraq five years later'. PIC: Paul Faith/PA Wire

The enormity of the Good Friday Agreement must not be forgotten - David Blunkett

'Emma Hardy is right to highlight her concerns about the lack of progress in flood protection planning in the Humber region'.

Flood protection needs to be at the top of the agenda - Yorkshire Post Letters

Sea life die off at Saltburn, Cleveland on March 29, 2023. PIC: Paul Thompson

Asking questions about die-off of marine life is not irresponsible - The YP says

Margaret Ferrier MP was given a 270-hour community payback order for breaking lockdown rules by travelling on a train despite testing positive for Covid

Disgraced MP Margaret Ferrier facing 30 day suspension
The House of Commons Standards Committee has recommended a 30 day suspension from parliament for the disgraced MP who broke Covid-19 regulations in 2022

Changes to the state pension age are common

Date of UK state pension age rise will not be brought forward

Catterick, in Mr Sunak’s constituency of Richmond, is home to the largest British Army garrison in the world.

Catterick Garrison to be used for housing asylum seekers, minister says

Baroness Betty Boothroyd at her office in Westminster in April 2017. Picture: James Hardisty.

Help us create a lasting tribute to Betty Boothroyd - The Yorkshire Post says

The funeral of former Speaker of the House of Commons Betty Boothroyd took place today at St George's Church, Thriplow, Cambridgeshire.

Yorkshire's 'remarkable' Betty Boothroyd remembered at her funeral attended by t...

Mourners will gather on Wednesday for the funeral of Boothroyd, the only woman so far to be elected speaker of the House of Commons. (Photo credit: Michael Stephens/PA Wire)

Mourners set to gather today for funeral of proud Yorkshirewoman Betty Boothroyd

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris speaking to the media at Hillsborough Castle after his meetings with Stormont leaders over Brexit and the Windsor Framework.

MI5 raises terror threat level in Northern Ireland to ‘severe’

TikTok is the world's most popular app

TikTok to be blocked from ‘all parliamentary devices’

Bag used by House of Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd to go on auction

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt arrives at Busy Bees Nursery in Battersea, south London where he met staff and played with children after delivering his Budget earlier. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Ambition to lower taxes was lacking in the Budget - Bill Carmichael

Smoking is now at least 15% more expensive following Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023 - Credit: Adobe

Bad news for smokers: Cigarettes now cost more than ever

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street, London, with his ministerial box before delivering his Budget at the Houses of Parliament. Picture: PA

Chancellor reclassifies nuclear power as ‘environmentally sustainable’

Martin Lewis reacts to Jeremy Hunt’s budget after Chancellor name checks him and ‘calls speaker old’

Budget 2023: Martin Lewis gives his verdict

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt poses with the red Budget Box as he leaves 11 Downing Street in central London on March 15, 2023, to present the government’s annual budget to Parliament. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2023: Living standards to fall by 6% - OBR

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt addressed the House of Commons with his Spring Budget 2023 on Wednesday - Credit: Getty Images

Key announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023

Suella Braverman is the Home Secretary. PIC: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Braverman’s approach to immigration restores my faith in the Tories - YP Letters

The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will remain at £2,500 for an additional three months.

Budget 2023: Energy Price Guarantee to be extended to June

The cost of building HS2 has spiralled leaving doubts over its future. PIC: HS2/PA Wire

Tory MP says Government must admit HS2 will never reach Yorkshire

Messages published by the Daily Telegraph show Mr Hancock speaking to an aide about warning the MP that a new centre for disabled children and adults would be “off the table” if he voted against the Government, according to leaked WhatsApp messages.

Hancock accused of witholding funding from MPs ahead of lockdown vote

'The new deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson is wrong to believe that charities supporting asylum seekers in Calais are involved in a multimillion-pound industry'. PIC: UK Parliament/PA Wire

Lee Anderson: ‘myth’ those on Universal credit are in poverty

'The work of the Leeds-based coding school Northcoders is a fine example of what can be achieved in equipping people of all ages with skills for the future'.

Why the Apprenticeship Levy needs to be simplified - The YP says

Labour MP Betty Boothroyd, seen with the Queen in 1995, was elected first woman Speaker on this day in 1992

Betty Boothroyd: The classic rags to riches story of Madam Speaker

Baroness Boothroyd became the first woman to be elected Speaker of the House of Commons in 1992.

Baroness Boothroyd was an inspiration - The YP says

Baroness Betty Boothroyd

Betty Boothroyd: Yorkshirewoman who became first female Speaker dies

Former Speaker of the House, Betty Boothroyd. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Iconic former speaker of House of Commons Betty Boothroyd dies aged 93

Therese Coffey says ‘cherish turnips’ amid UK tomato and veg shortage

The PCS Union (Credit: Getty Images)

PCS union announce 100,000 members will strike on Budget Day

Gillian Keegan was appointed Secretary of State for Education last year. PIC: UK Parliament

Reform of children’s care will take on board experience - Gillian Keegan

Holly Lynch, the local Labour MP for Halifax, said: “Too many of its first-round projects have had to be paused or shelved because of spiralling costs."

Half a billion of funding lost from levelling up projects