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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot and Aletha Adu

Jeremy Hunt: Liz Truss economic plans were ‘good thing to aim for’

Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt was accused by Labour of seeking to implement ‘dangerous Trussonomics’ by stealth. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters

Jeremy Hunt said Liz Truss’s economic ambitions were a “good thing to aim for” and her disastrous mini-budget hadn’t left an impact on the economy, according to two leaked recordings obtained by the Guardian.

The chancellor was recorded at a meeting of students when he said he was “trying to basically achieve some of the same things” as the former prime minister, but that he was doing it “more gradually”.

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