Kwasi Kwarteng is known for winning University Challenge But he's now become a piece of trivia himself after he was confirmed as the second shortest serving chancellor in history Inside the rise and fall of Kwarteng ⤵️ 🔴 RichardVaughan1
AnalysisFormer chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has paid the price for the chaos unleashed by his mini-Budget as he was sacked by Prime Minister Liz Truss He is widely known in Westminster for winning the most cerebral quiz show in the country, University Challenge. But Kwasi Kwarteng must now come to terms with becoming a piece of trivia himself after he was confirmed as the second shortest serving chancellor in history.compared to Mr Kwarteng’s 38. Only he had a slightly better excuse – he died.
as news emerged that his Prime Minister was planning on undoing vast swathes of his mini-Budget in the hope of placating the markets. It is an unceremonious end for the country’s first black chancellor, who had swept to power with Ms Truss having forged what appeared to be an unbreakable alliance with his long-time political ally.
The two were ideological bedfellows, believing intently that low taxes inevitably lead to higher growth. They had penned the now infamous booktogether, which called for a lower tax, lower regulation economy early in their parliamentary careers. And such was their alliance, Mr Kwarteng had even bought a house on the same street as Ms Truss in London’s leafy suburb of Greenwich.
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