As Prime Minister Liz Truss prepares to hold crisis talks over her controversial mini-budget, the future of the current government has become more uncertain.
While Ms Truss has to hold on until the beginning of next year to avoid becoming the shortest Prime Minister in history, Kwasi Kwarteng has already thwarted the dreaded record of being the shortest-serving Chancellor by eight days after being 'asked to stand aside'.
For now, the record of shortest-ever serving Chancellor belongs to Conservative MP Iain Macleod. Mr Macleod only served in office for 30 days before passing away in 1970.
