Jeremy Hunt replaces Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor

Eve Maddock-Jones
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Former Foreign Secretary appointed to lead Treasury after Kwarteng's sacking earlier

Jeremy Hunt has been appointed as Britain's new Chancellor of the Exchequer after the sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng earlier, as Liz Truss fights to save her embattled Prime Ministership and ease financial...

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