Chancellor says: ‘You can’t fund spending or borrowing without showing how you will pay for it’

Jeremy Hunt has appeared to reject suggestions by his predecessor that the “black hole” in Britain’s finances cannot be blamed on the short-lived Truss administration.

In his first interview since he was sacked by Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng revealed he had told the former prime minister to “slow down” with their £45bn programme of tax cuts.

Chancellor says: ‘You can’t fund spending or borrowing without showing how you will pay for it’UK politics live – latest news updatesJeremy Hunt has appeared to reject suggestions by his predecessor that the “black hole” in Britain’s finances cannot be blamed on the short-lived Truss administration.In his first interview since he was sacked by Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng revealed he had told the former prime minister to “slow down” with their £45bn programme of tax cuts. Continue reading…