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Bloke is a liability like his "boss".
Suspect his real boss isn't actually the PM...
Confirmed or just speculation?
Oh, that'd be a shame.
Well he said he was 'going nowhere' yesterday. Has he arrived in nowhere?
seems unconfirmed but very, very likely to be true
Nowt on the BBC yet
Kamakazi kwarteng
Times political editor has it as an exclusive
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Which ****witt will they replace him with? While they mess about people lives are being ruined!
If they had any sense they would put Sunak back in, as this whole debacle proved him right. and that may calm the markets (and I'm only suggesting it for that reason)
But I suspect it will be Sajid Javid
Kwasi didn't even get any exclamation marks in the thread title, poor sod.
thought there was an earlier thread on him that did
Shortest ever tenure?
Kamikwasi Coketeng
Your after dinner speaker, available for weddings, bar mitzvahs, and funerals*
*might laugh uncontrollably during proceedings and gurn like a lunatic
If they had any sense they would put Sunak back in, as this whole debacle proved him right. and that may calm the markets (and I’m only suggesting it for that reason)
I doubt Sunak would accept. He kwasi kwarteng hasnt done all this in isolation its the PM calling the shots, even less respect for her if she doesnt go too
If they had any sense they would put Sunak back in, as this whole debacle proved him right.
If Sunak had any sense he wouldn't touch this cabinet with a bargepole connected to another bargepole. And he might be a tosser but he does have sense
Shortest ever tenure?
Quite sparky - compared to Brown's 10 years as chancellor and 5 years as Shadow Chancellor. Is he busy just now?
I doubt he would accept. He hasnt done all this in isolation its the PM calling the shots, even less respect for her if she doesnt go too
Probably not, it's just wishful thinking on my part that this binfire of incompetents might actually care slightly about the future of our country. Naive I know
“take her with him”
How does he propose to do that?
Tories don't do 'resigning because scandal' these days, do they?
He's just arrived at No 10. back out in 5?
"In the future, everyone will be Chancellor for 15 minutes"
As opposed to Kwarteng, who was chancellor for 15 people (his champagne chums)
Aaand - he's out.
it's like Italy. Without the climate.
Jeremy Hunt being touted as a replacement
16 hours ago, BBC
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has insisted he is "not going anywhere", despite the market turbulence he admitted was caused in part by his policies.
Asked if he and PM Liz Truss would still be in their jobs this time next month, he said: "Absolutely, 100%.
Hopefully rumours he'll try to take her with him are true......
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I think closing this thread now would be in keeping with his tenure as Chancellor.
If they had any sense they would put Sunak back in, as this whole debacle proved him right. and that may calm the markets (and I’m only suggesting it for that reason)
Yeah but calming the markets isn't the only issue. Massive austerity (of the type which would appeal to Sunak) might calm the markets, but it wouldn't calm me.
The markets do not always know best, nor do they ever care.
Boom! Gone.
****erty bye.
Three of the shortest serving chancellors ever since 2019. The only one with a shorter stint died of a heart attack 30 days in.
i see he managed some tax free shopping before he left his post. The tories just cant help themselves
I know this is a bit virtue signalling, but on the face of it, I would have done well out the the Kwasi budget (ignoring the financial meltdown)
That it will all hopefully be reversed and/or maybe targeted towards those who actually need it, is a very good thing.
disaster it happened in the first place though!
Kwarxit
Surely he was only implementing Liz's bonkers policies? Will she deny all responsibility herself?
He's a sneaky fellow. Got Liz to co-author a whole book about their economic plans - behind her back - then tricked her into campaigning on them for months. So devious, can't believe he managed to fool someone as sharp as her.
Surely he was only implementing Liz’s bonkers policies? Will she deny all responsibility herself?
I thought that's what she was already doing? I thought according to Liz it was what "they" came up with then it became what "he" came up with. Now she can reverse which ever policies have backfired (all oif them?) and blame the whole thing on him. Nothing to do with changing her mind or her getting it very, very wrong.
His ministerial car just drove into the ASL box on his way away from being fired. Are there no levels they won't stoop to!
I have no doubt that Kwasi Kwarteng is far more idealogically commited than Liz Truss.
Basically because imo most Tories are, Liz Truss can be very flexible according to which direction the wind is blowing.
Liberal Democrat - Tory. Republican - Monarchist. Remainer - Brexiteer. Thatcherite - No spending cuts.
Three of the shortest serving chancellors ever since 2019. The only one with a shorter stint died of a heart attack 30 days in.
And 6 PMs in 6 years, with the current one looking as unstable as it's possible to look.
Strong and stable government anyone?
Sacked for doing his best - harsh. He should have joined a union 😂
Jeremy Hunt announced as new Chancellor...?
