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Jeremy Hunt thought he was being pranked

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When Jeremy Hunt received a message early yesterday morning from a ‘Liz Truss’ wanting to talk to him, he assumed he was being pranked. He later found out it was indeed the prime minister and she wanted to make him Chancellor. He has totally reset her economic policy this morning, so maybe the prank is on her.

He has totally reset her economic policy this morning, so maybe the prank is on her

I have just interviewed him, and what he told me is that in what he now says will in effect be a ‘full budget’ on 31 October, he...

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Robert Peston
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Robert Peston is Political Editor of ITV News and host of the weekly political discussion show Peston. His articles originally appeared on his ITV News blog.

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