Business complains Jeremy Hunt’s UK growth plan lacks new policies

Business lobby groups on Friday criticised a keynote speech by chancellor Jeremy Hunt about the government’s plan to boost economic growth, complaining it offered no new policies.

Hunt used the speech to highlight the government’s “plan for growth”, and its focus on the “four Es” of enterprise, education, employment and everywhere — a reference to reducing regional inequalities.

He also signalled that the Budget on March 15…