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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Debbie Hall

West Lothian businessman says chaos at Westminster puts 'economy and environment' in jeopardy

The chaos surrounding the UK Government is not only bad for the economy, but potentially disastrous for the environment, a leading West Lothian businessman has said.

Prime Minister Liz Truss dramatically resigned yesterday and financial experts have warned that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt faces “scary” decisions on spending after undoing swathes of his predecessor’s tax cuts.

Mr Hunt reversed £32 billion of cuts from the mini-budget to try to balance the government’s books but must find billions more in savings.

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