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Michael Fitzpatrick

French minister criticises Liz Truss for provoking UK economic disaster

France's Finance and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire. AFP - THOMAS SAMSON

France's Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday that he was worried by the financial turbulence in Britain, criticising Prime Minister Liz Truss's economic policies for causing a "disaster" of high borrowing rates for her country.

"I'm not worried about the situation in the eurozone," Bruno Le Maire told Europe 1 radio when asked about the risk of the crisis spreading. "On the other hand, I am worried about the British situation.

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