Kwasi Kwarteng leaves Downing Street after being sacked as chancellor

Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked as chancellor 38 days after he was appointed to the role by Liz Truss.

The decision follows weeks of economic turbulence caused by the government's mini-Budget, which sent the pound into freefall.

The prime minister is expected to announce a major U-turn on her former chancellor’s plan in a press conference at 2pm on Friday (14 October).

Less than 24 hours before being sacked, Mr Kwarteng assured reporters that he was “100 per cent” going to be continuing in the job.

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[adrianwright]

Give the guy credit: "I'm not going anywhere" Kwasi got that spot on!

[fredm.]

It’s not just in horror movies where Black people are the first to die…

[wiggyg]

Imagine sacking your closest Ally over a mini budget that you helped build. Shows just how slimey politicians are.

[RedAngryBadger]

Shouldn’t Liz be going as well since she agreed to the budget in the first place lol

[majorskies]

Damn, Lizzie threw him under the bus lol...

[alanholt]

He needs to get in touch with guinness to claim his record as the shortest serving chancellor in history, 🤣🤣

[ismailrehman]

When your boss realises you lied on your CV

[BLOLite]

"Dear oh dear"- as the King memorably started his audience with Truss this week.

[samwright]

liz a true con, leader, first to the life boat, kwasi was expandable

[jablot]

Just bring Rishi back as chancellor, at least he was qualified and has a grasp of economics.

[jules]

Liz Truss has sacked Kwasi Kwarteng for implementing her policies.

Her position is totally untenable.

She has to go too — and she should take the whole rotten lot of them with her.

[de]

This is hard to view, he is clearly intelligent and his budget was reviewed and approved 😮

[John-ppjr]

Got someone with a degree in the history of electrical engineering to rewire my house. Is this safe, will the insurance cover any problems if anything goes wrong. What do you think?

[monirahmed]

In memory of Crazy Kwasi!

“Goodbye England’s Toes,
May you never grow in our hearts
You were disgrace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
You sold out our country
And you whispered to those in gain not pain
Now you belong to hell
And the stars misspell your name

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever
Loveliness we've lost
These empty days without your smile
This torch we'll always carry
For our nation's golden child
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in

[WhoAmEye_WhoAreEwe]

Liz Truss - 'Look out Kwasi, there's a bus coming down the road'
Kwasi Kwarteng - 'Thanks Liz, I honestly didn't notice that'
Liz Truss - 'Hey no problem, friend'
Bus Drive - 'I'm sorry for the turbulence, Ladies and Gentlemen, it appears we've just run over the Chancellor. Anyway, next stop will be Crossness Pumping Station'
:)

[SmonVinyl]

suella next. although JH has been given the job 😞

[oldtimer]

I wish the whole bloody lot would throw in the towel. I have never know a government to be in such a mess that it doesn't know what it is doing.

[altonbrek]

Is Kwateng an idiot? I mean, even I saw that Truss's tax ideas, unfunded, experimental, dangerous, without any semblance of logic would fail. It was a desperate gamble, which has hurt Britain 🇬🇧
Kwarteng should have seen that he was the sacrifice, if it did not work out. He walked into that one!

[WisdomToAll]

All needs to be sacked in no 10. including labour party..all go please

[tommiatkins]

I'm so sad. He did his best. He should not be criticised for flushing the economy. Or smashing the toilet.
Queen Liz Trust will see us through. And she'll deport any non perfect skin colours soon to a minefield in Ukraine. Strong and stable. Strong and stable.