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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lucy Skoulding

Kwarteng insists Truss would be ‘fiscally responsible’ as PM as he seeks to reassure markets

PA

Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, who is expected to be Britain’s next chancellor, says Liz Truss will not blow a hole in public finances as he strived to reassure markets ahead of the results of the Tory leadership race.

The ally of Ms Truss said the Treasury’s fiscal framework will be reviewed soon “given the severity of the economic shocks we face”.

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