Jeremy Hunt had told The Times newspaper on Saturday the government was "not in a position to talk about tax cuts at all".

But speaking to Sky News' Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, the levelling up secretary said he would "like to see the tax burden reduced by the next election".

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