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Bill McLoughlin

Treasury minister tweets ‘great to see Sterling strengthening’ moments before colossal slump

Chris Philp, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, celebrated the rise in the pound - just before it dropped to a 37-year low.

Ahead of Kwasi Kwarteng’s radical tax-cutting mini budget, Mr Philp tweeted: “Great to see sterling strengthening on the back of the new UK Growth Plan.”

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