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Evening Standard
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David Bond

Former Treasury minister blames Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng for budget chaos

A former Treasury minister has repeatedly refused to apologise for his role in Liz Truss’s disastrous “mini-budget” which nearly crashed the economy.

Chris Philp, former Chief Secretary to the Treasury and now Policing Minister, was asked in a series of broadcast interviews on Friday morning if he would say “sorry” for the economic plan unveiled by former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng on September 23.

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