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CITY AM – Volt from the blue The front page of London’s business paper CityAM reports A London-listed green hydrogen investor has confirmed it will pivot towards opportunities in the US, to make the most of an increasingly favourable financial environment for green energy projects in the country. Richard Hulf, co-founder and managing partner of Hydrogen One Capital (Hydrogen One), told City A.M. that the investment fund was already looking at new possibilities Stateside. This included an upcoming visit to New York in the spring, where Hydrogen One will investigate assess companies and products to invest in. He said: “We…

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Sport Express – The art of war Manchester City boss Pep has predicted a touchline fight with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta at some point during today’s FA Cup fourth-round match – kick off at 8pm. The back page also reports on English clubs’ spending during the transfer window as well as Everton’s hunt for a new manager.

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Sport Mirror – It’s Gunnar kick-off The Daily Mirror’s back page reports on the upcoming Manchester City vs Arsenal match – with the paper reporting on Pep Guardiola’s comments that it’ll kick off on the touchline between the managers. Gareth Southgate opens up about why he stayed on as England manager, and the hunt for Everton’s new boss continues. 

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Jeremy Hunt dismisses economic ‘gloom’ as he dashes Tory hopes of tax cuts Sky News says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has dismissed economic “gloom” in a major speech today as he promised to use “Brexit freedoms” to increase growth and productivity in the UK. Speaking at Bloomberg’s European headquarters in London, he attacked “declinism”, instead saying the country was “poised to play a leading role in Europe and across the world in the growth sectors which will define this century”. But his speech came against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis, ongoing strikes over pay, and demands from some…

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Nadhim Zahawi – live: Jeremy Hunt refuses twice to say if he’s ever paid tax penalty The Independent says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has declined to say whether he has ever paid a penalty to the taxman. Asked whether he had ever paid a penalty to HM Revenue and Customs, he said at an event hosted by Bloomberg: “I’m not going to talk about my personal tax affairs, but I don’t think there’s anything you’d find interesting to write about if I can put it that way.” Though the Prime Minister’s press secretary initially insisted Rishi Sunak’s tax affairs were “confidential”,…

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Jeremy Hunt to promote low-tax and private sector ‘retooling’ of industry The Guardian says Jeremy Hunt will defend the government’s vision for Britain’s economic future in a speech to City executives in London on Friday, when he will lay out plans for investment and growth. The chancellor will say he wants to promote policies that allow the private sector to retool the UK’s industrial base and reskill the workforce to generate strong growth over the next decade. A low-tax base will be an essential element of the UK’s attraction for foreign and domestic businesses, he will say. He is also…

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