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Oops Pound slides further after Kwasi Kwarteng sacked as UK's chancellor
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2022/oct/14/kwasi-kwarteng-returns-early-imf-markets-price-more-u-turns-business-livePound slides further after Kwarteng sacked as chancellor
Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked as chancellor, Downing Street has confirmed, after his disastrous mini-budget sparked financial market turmoil, drove mortgage rates higher and forced the Bank of England to bail out pension funds.