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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Graham Hiscott

Kwasi Kwarteng U-turn is too late to stop mortgages soaring, experts fear

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng 's tax for the rich U-turn is unlikely to prevent mortgage rates soaring.

The interest rate on Government debt - which impacts mortgage costs - briefly fell after Mr Kwarteng scrapped plans to ditch the 45p rate of income tax.

The pound also strengthened against the dollar which, if sustained, could ease inflationary pressures.

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