The UK and our partners will hold those responsible for Iran’s destabilising behaviour to account, and we will continue to tighten the net on Iran’s ability to develop and export these deadly weapons.

The UK's support for the security of Israel and all our regional partners is firm.

We've acted swiftly with our US partners to today sanction those who enabled the Iranian regime's reckless & dangerous attack on a sovereign state.

'This comes on top of our cuts to national insurance, which save the average worker £900 a year, so people should start to feel the difference as well as see it in their pay cheques.”

The Chancellor responds to today’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) stats, which confirm that inflation has fallen to 3.2%.

Russia exported over $40bn worth of aluminium, copper, and nickel in 2022 & 2023.
Depriving its metal producers of profits from the two largest exchanges in the world reduces a crucial revenue source for the Kremlin & piles further pressure on Putin.
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I met Lloyd's yesterday to discuss the G7+ price cap on Russian oil & to thank the industry for helping to implement it.
The wide reach of 🇬🇧's insurance market boosts the cap's effectiveness - depressing Russian revenues 📉 while maintaining global energy security 🌍

Great to attend a Veolia UK roundtable on the government's Plastic Packaging Tax this week.
PPT is:
♻️ encouraging greater use of recycled plastic
🟢 helping make packaging greener and more sustainable
🤝 showing how government and industry can work together to drive progress

Delighted to attend the launch of the new Nature Markets Dialogue. This work will help us reach our target to raise £1 billion a year in private finance by 2030 to help recover nature. I look forward to hearing more from Broadway Initiative and the Dialogue.

Really enjoyed visiting DEC yesterday to mark a major milestone - planning permission submitted for a new home for the Campus
I saw the vital work being done across several government departments & heard from those building a Civil Service career in the North East

Today marks the 7th annual review of the HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter.
The number of women in senior roles in 🇬🇧's world class financial services sector is 🆙 for the seventh year running. I urge the whole sector to keep up this momentum.
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#Privatecapital is key to driving change in our #economy and meeting the challenge of #netzero .

Today, alongside Omar Kayat and Denise Bartolo from our member Graphite Capital, we were delighted to take Baroness Charlotte Vere of Norbiton to meet Hawksmoor' CEO Will Beckett,…

Great to meet Hawksmoor CEO Will Beckett today to learn about their work on ESG and transitioning to a greener economy.

Good to hear from a globally-expanding British business on the challenges & opportunities of embedding ESG, and how the government can best support.

Inflation is falling and the economy is turning a corner. Because of this we’ve been able to cut National Insurance by £900 for the average worker – the next step in our long-term plan to abolish double taxation on work.

With inflation forecast to fall further, wages rising & the 🇬🇧 economy set for better growth than its neighbours, Spring Budget was about sticking to the plan and taking long-term decisions
Tax cuts for hard workers ✂️💷
Stimulating investment 📈
Productive public services 🧑

'We need to make work pay which means ending the unfairness of taxing work twice.”

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt responds to today's GDP statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) & sets out how tax cuts worth £900 a year to the average earner will help get people into work and grow the economy.

Fraud is the most prevalent crime in the UK. But 70% of it comes from overseas.

That’s why our Fraud Strategy committed to enlisting the support of our allies to fight back.

The work we did yesterday will protect the British people here at home.

This is just scaremongering. The value of NICs receipts do not determine the NHS budget or the value of pensions. Those decisions are taken entirely separately. If Rachel Reeves was so concerned about this issue, presumably the Labour Party will be voting against our tax cuts…

The last few years have been tough, but today’s figures show that with inflation more than halved, we’re now making progress in growing the economy. That’s why we’ve been able to bring national insurance rates down by around £900 for the average worker this coming year.

Today I chaired a panel discussion at the #GlobalFraudSummit on the need for greater cooperation to tackle fraud. We need to be working together with our international partners, and across sectors to fight this type of crime

Today I met FATF President Raja Kumar during #WomensHistoryMonth to discuss his presidency’s priority to increase the representation of women in anti-money laundering. I welcome President Kamar’s attendance at today’s Fraud Summit and Singapore’s leadership on this issue.

The Money Laundering Regulations remain central in protecting the UK economy and the financial system. However, we must continue to adapt our approach so today, we've launched a consultation to make our rules more effective. gov.uk/government/con…