Kwasi Kwarteng accused of 'rewriting history' as he takes blame for crashing economy

Former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has claimed he begged Liz Truss to 'slow down' her rampage of tax cuts - even though it passed on TV two days after the mini-Budget to brag that it was just the beginning

Kwasi Kwarteng claimed to have urged Liz Truss to "slow down" her tax cut plan after the disastrous mini-budget (

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Kwasi Kwarteng has been criticized for rewriting history after trying to blame it for the collapse of the economy.

The ex-Chancellor claimed he begged Liz Truss to 'slow down' his rampage of tax cuts.

In his first interview since being sacked, he insisted he had urged caution following the mini-budget as the pound plunged to an all-time low.

But Mr Kwarteng today faced a backlash as critics pointed out he went on TV two days after the disastrous economic plan was unveiled to boast that the bonanza of job cuts taxes was just the beginning.

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner said: 'Even after the mini-budget wrecking ball, Kwasi Kwarteng said 'there is more to come'.

Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked by Liz Truss as Chancellor as she tried to save her post as Prime Minister (

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"The Conservatives have destroyed the economy - and they won't even apologize to you for all the damage they have caused."

Dame Angela Eagle accused Mr Kwarteng of being 'in denial' as she said it was 'pathetic and insulting' that he 'can't even own his part of the disaster'.< /p>

In his interview with Talk TV, Mr Kwarteng said he had "some responsibility" for the mini-budget timeline, but Ms Truss "is very much of the view that we need to push the agenda forward. things quickly".

"But I think it was too fast," he added. "Even after the mini budget, we were g...