
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is preparing a medium-term fiscal plan (Victoria Jones/PA)
(Picture: PA Wire)ChancellorJeremy Hunt said on Friday he would do “whatever is necessary” to drive down Britain’s debts after official figures showed public sector borrowing rose to £20 billion last month.
Higher interest payments on government debt helped push borrowing to the second highest September number since records began in 1993 and £2.2 billion more than the same period last year.