Truss appointed Hunt on Friday in an attempt to rescue her leadership as confidence in her ability to run the country drained away within both her own Conservative Party and international financial markets.
"There is one thing we can do and that's what I'm going to do, which is to show the markets, the world, indeed people watching at home, that we can properly account for every penny of our tax and spending plans." "I'm going to be asking every government department to find further efficiency savings," he said, adding that while he wanted to keep other tax cuts the government has promised, he ruled nothing out in his drive to balance the books.The Sunday Times said that initial forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility showed a 72 billion pound shortfall in the current plans. The paper also said Hunt would delay a planned cut to the basic rate of income tax.
Reports citing anonymous sources filled Sunday's newspapers, with defence minister Ben Wallace touted as the preferred replacement of senior lawmakers by the Sunday Mirror, and Rishi Sunak - who Truss defeated last month in a leadership contest - named as another possible successor by the Sun on Sunday.
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He's going to call General Election?* *He is in charge.
Rumour is with Hunt as UK Chancellor, China 🇨🇳 now has a seat at the heart of the UK 🇬🇧 Government and a hand on the till.
And as is the Tory way, it'll be on the backs of the poorest by attacking public spending, public services, workers rights etc.
Never gonna happen
Truss economic policies are a complete failure, so she hires someone who 'shares her vision?' Anyone that believes the UK should be moving in her direction of travel is NOT going to calm the markets. Hunt can see this as a quick way to make 17k severance pay.