Jeremy Hunt stepping down as shadow chancellor after 'bad day for trust in British politics'

Jeremy Hunt has told Sky News that he will not serve in the new shadow cabinet ahead of the announcement of a new Conservative party leader.

On the recent budget, he said "yesterday was a bad day for trust in British politics" after the chancellor said she had no plans to increase tax outside what was explicitly written in the Labour manifesto.

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