Jeremy Hunt hints at tax cuts as he urges Tories not to talk the country down

Jeremy Hunt said the push to cut inflation would result in tax cuts

Jeremy Hunt speaking during the British Chambers of Commerce conference (PA Wire)

The chancellor has urged Conservatives “not to talk ourselves down” as he warned that creating an “inaccurate narrative” about Britain could make it into a reality.

Jeremy Hunt said he had noticed an “insidious declinism” creeping in among “those who used to be optimists like me” when it came to topics such as Brexit and UK economic performance.

It follows a week of blue-on-blue attacks in which Tories, including Home Secretary Suella Braverman, former business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg and former Brexit negotiator Lord Frost, used a National Conservatism conference to challenge the Government’s record.