Tories roared with laughter tonight as Kwasi Kwarteng joked about the economic chaos caused by his botched mini-Budget, sparking widespread fury.
And the arrogant Chancellor even dismissed the fallout of his proposed tax cuts for the rich – leaving homeowners struggling with soaring mortgages – as a “hullabaloo”.
His bid to make light of the carnage came after he finally did a U-turn on scrapping the 45p top tax, while facing a Tory revolt on the policy