Jeremy Hunt ignored a call from Liz Truss begging him to be Chancellor - because it seemed so ludicrous he thought it was a prank, it emerged today.
The former leadership candidate was given the surprise appointment to replace Kwasi Kwarteng, who was sacked last Friday within minutes of landing in the UK from Washington DC.
Within days Mr Hunt had torn up the vast majority of Ms Truss’ tax-cutting mini-Budget and launched a quest for sweeping spending cuts to balance the books.
