23 Nov 2023

UK: What was in the autumn statement?

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 23 November 2023

UK correspondent Harriet Lines joins Kathryn to talk about Jeremy Hunt delivering the autumn statement. 

Among the big announcements - cuts to National Insurance, an increase to benefits in line with inflation and a multi-billion dollar boost to manufacturing.

She'll also look at how the Government's 'Eat out to help out' scheme during the pandemic was never discussed with scientists, the Covid inquiry heard today.

Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, said he first heard about Eat Out to Help Out on television and said the scheme "didn't feel sensible to me".

Harriet Line is Deputy Political Editor of the Daily Mail

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt presenting his Autumn Budget Statement at the House of Commons, in London, on November 22, 2023.

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt presenting his Autumn Budget Statement at the House of Commons, in London, on November 22, 2023. Photo: JESSICA TAYLOR