Jeremy Hunt appointed Chancellor following Kwarteng sacking

Hunt, who has previously served as Culture Secretary, Health Secretary and Foreign Secretary, was confirmed as Kwarteng's successor this afternoon (14 October) and becomes the fourth Chancellor this year. The news comes as Truss is set to announce yet another U-turn to Kwarteng's Mini Budget today, according to multiple reports. The now ex-chancellor left the IMF annual meetings early to return to the UK this morning.  "You have asked me to stand aside as your Chancellor. I have accepted," Kwarteng wrote in his departing letter sent to the prime minister, Liz Truss. "When you asked...