In a response to his critics on the Tory right, the prime minister said the government needed to meet the “expectations of international markets” after the loss of confidence caused by his predecessor Liz Truss’s mini-budget. But he pledged that Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, would also set out longer-term proposals to “reduce people’s taxes over time” when he delivers his autumn statement on Thursday. Yesterday Hunt said “we’ll all be paying a bit more tax” to get the country’s finances back on track and there have been
