A Tory minister has been mocked after he refused to accept that Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng were "peddling fantasy economics" during the mini budget.
Local government minister Paul Scully was laughed at during BBC's Question Time on Thursday evening when an audience member asked about the current economic crisis following the Chancellor's fiscal statement last Friday.
Since Kwarteng announced a wave of unfunded tax cuts, including a five per cent reduction for people earning over £150,000 in England and Wales, the markets have plummeted leading to the Bank of England having to step in to reassure the economy.
The audience member asked: "Is Liz Truss and her Chancellor peddling fantasy economics as stated by Rishi Sunak during the leadership campaign?" Scully answered: "No, absolutely not, no."Presenter Fiona Bruce interrupted Scully to urge him to listen to the laughter from the audience after answering the question.
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