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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Esther Addley

Nothing to see here: Truss allies’ curious excuses for financial meltdown

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng
Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng. The current crisis is, apparently nothing to do with them. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Who or what could be to blame for the wild economic turmoil that immediately followed Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget on Friday?

Some – such as the IMF, US Federal Reserve officials, a former US Treasury secretary, many leading bankers and economists, and a number of Tory MPs – think the two events are directly related.

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