As the guests sipped English sparkling wine at the British embassy on Washington DC’s Massachusetts Avenue, the journalists in attendance were herded together for an impromptu briefing at the nearby temporary residence of the UK ambassador Dame Karen Pearce. The briefing was short and to the point: Kwasi Kwarteng was cutting short his planned trip to the annual meeting of the International...
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng on why he is backing Liz Truss as next PM
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has reaffirmed his backing of Liz Truss to become the next Prime Minister. Having introduced the Foreign Secretary when she made her leadership bid, the senior cabinet figure told how nothing had changed with his choice now in the final two. The vote now goes out from Westminster to party members, with around 160,000 to poll. Speaking to Business Live as he...