Interview: Autumn Statement first of many steps towards UK's next election, says British expert

LONDON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt of the United Kingdom (UK), who announced 110 measures in his Autumn Statement, was attempting to shape the outcome of the next general election, which is due next year, a British expert said.

John Bryson, professor of enterprise and economic geography at Birmingham Business School, told Xinhua in an interview that the Autumn Statement, which sets out the government's spending plans and departmental budgets, is the first of many steps toward the next election.