Kwasi Kwarteng is flying back to London for crisis talks with Liz Truss amid turmoil in the Tory party and economic chaos caused by his mini-budget.
The Chancellor cut short a visit to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC amid reports Conservative MPs are already plotting to replace him and the PM.
After days of chaos, there was greater calm on the financial markets following reports that Kwarteng is preparing yet more policy U-turns.