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It says Mr Hunt made a bold choice to reward work "rather than offer yet more bungs to pensioners", many of whom are natural Conservative voters.

His critics and opponents will say this is nothing more than a cynical election bung.

Their house now has a "bung", which blocks it off from the main sewer network.

In his witness statement to the inquiry, Mr Cummings said he overheard Mr Johnson telling a senior official he wanted to "bung money" to long-time ally Lord Evgeny Lebedev, owner of the Evening Standard.

"I just had a stinker of a cold and was all bunged up."