Probe Demanded Into Kwasi Kwarteng's Drinks With Financiers After Mini-Budget

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng arrives at Darlington station for a visit to see local business. Picture date: Thursday September 29, 2022.

An official inquiry has been demanded into reports that Kwasi Kwarteng attended a drinks party with hedge fund managers just hours after his mini-budget.

The chancellor is said to have been encouraged to cut more taxes as part of the government’s attempts to boost economic growth.

It is also alleged that some of those in attendance stood to gain from the falling value of the pound...