Scrap plans for corporation tax hike, Priti Patel urges chancellor

Not too late for Jeremy Hunt to end the political obsession of regulation, high taxes and interference with business' in spring budget

Former home secretary Priti Patel has called on the chancellor to reverse plans for a rise in corporation tax for big businesses.

Jeremy Hunt is due to give his spring budget on 15 March, a day being targeted by transport and civil service unions for strikes, with corporation tax set to rise from 19% to 25% in April.