Deputy speaker tells MPs ’you can’t get excited yet’ as Hunt jeered at start of Budget

Jeremy Hunt says the government can now help families not just with temporary cost of living support but with permanent cuts in taxation. We do this to give much needed help in challenging times, he says – and because “lower taxes mean higher growth”, which means “more funding for our precious public services”. The Speaker interrupts jeering on the benches to point out that “the chancellor has hardly said anything”. Watch more on Independent TV: Click here to subscribe to The Independent: About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog: Videos, daily editorial and more: Click here to get the best of The Ind