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Oct 2022
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The mini-budget goes… (When) does Liz Tr...

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has halted and reversed "almost all" the tax measures announced in his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng and Prime Minister Liz Truss's growth plan. But will it stabilise the economy enough to keep her in the job?

On the Sky News Daily with Niall Paterson, our political correspondent Liz Bates has reaction from parliament, and our business correspondent Paul Kelso talks about what's left of Truss's economic plan.

Producer: Soila Apparicio
Podcast Promotions Producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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