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The Short History of Kwasi Kwarteng’s Reign
The swift sacking of the UK’s chancellor could be the first right move of Liz Truss’s abominable tenure.
We hardly knew ye.
Photographer: Carlos Jasso/Bloomberg
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These headlines were one day apart:
Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK’s former chancellor, was sacked by UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, making his tenure the second-shortest since 1900. He served eight days longer than Iain Macleod, whose one month in office was brought to an end by his sudden death in July 1970.