Means-tested benefits, including Universal Credit, will also rise in line with September’s inflation figure of 10.1 per cent from next April,Mr Hunt also stressed the Government would commit to at least 2 per cent of GDP going towards defence spending, amid the war on Ukraine.The announcement is a partial rollback, with the Government having previously said it would up its defence spending target to 3 per cent of GDP by 2030.Mr Hunt argued he was representing a “compassionate” Conservative Government, stressing there were three key priorities – “stability, growth and public services” – as he declared the OBR had confirmed “global factors” were the driving force hurting the UK economy.He said he understood the “motivation” of his predecessor – former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng – but said “unfunded tax cuts are as risky as unfunded spending, which is why we reversed the planned measures".Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme ahead of the Chancellor’s autumn statement, she said tough spending cuts were “never easy for working people”."