John Healey cannot allow fears of a repeat of Liz Truss's disastrous mini-Budget to stop him from taking the bold economic action Britain needs when he unveils his economic plan in just a few weeks’ time, former chancellor Sir Jeremy Hunt has said.
Sir Jeremy, who was appointed chancellor to mitigate the damage in the wake of Ms Truss’s economic policies, told The Independent her time in office has been “looming large” in every chancellor’s mind since 2022.