The chancellor has insisted he is “not going anywhere” amid the economic turmoil in the UK and said he remains “totally focused” on delivering the government’s growth plan.
During a visit to Washington DC, Kwasi Kwarteng was asked whether he and Liz Truss, the prime minister, will be in their respective roles this time next month.
“Absolutely. 100%. I’m not going anywhere,” he said.
The chancellor admitted there has been some “domestic turbulence” since he unveiled his tax-cutting mini-budget at the end of September and the pound fell to record lows against the dollar, but said there is “a very dicey situation globally”.
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“I speak to Number 10, the PM all the time, and we are totally focused on delivering the growth plan,” he said.
Pushed on whether there will be any more reversals of policies in the mini-budget, Mr Kwarteng said: “I am totally focused on the growth agenda.”
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