Who is the new chancellor Jeremy Hunt?

Rishi Sunak could replace Liz Truss as Prime Minister later today after Boris Johnson ruled himself out of the race for No 10.

Liz Truss announced her resignation as the UK's prime minister on Thursday after just 54 days on the job. Jeremy Clarkson has since branded the Conservative leader a "nightmare" but is admittedly confused by the electorate's reaction.Speaking out in his latest column for The Sun, the former Top Gear presenter admitted he was shocked by Brits fury at Ms Truss' manifesto on taxation.The prime minister, who has since quit her role, pledged to cut taxes but was forced to make a drastic U-turn after sparking an economic downturn, and ultimately was forced to sack chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.Jeremy, 62, has since claimed he thought Britons would be rushing off to the pub to celebrate the tax cut announcements."But they didn’t.

Penny Mordaunt has become the first candidate to throw her hat into the ring in the race to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister, with a pledge to re-unite the bitterly divided Tory Party.

Cost of living payments will provide a much-needed boost to millions of households across the UK between November and Christmas to help off-set soaring energy bills, the impact of rising inflation and ever-increasing food prices. Inflation rose to 10.1% for September, driven by food prices which leapt up by 14.5%.

With Liz Truss resigning as Prime Minister, many will want to know who is touted to pick up the premiership next.

ITV new presenter Robert Peston dropped the C-bomb on live TV in awkward Jeremy Hunt blunder - which didn't go unnoticed by viewers.Robert, who is the Political Editor for ITV News, accidentally dropped the expletive live on air while talking about Jeremy Hunt.The MP recently got appointed as the new chancellor and has proposed a slew of planned cuts to public spending.READ NEXT: Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid left red-faced as phone plays video while live on airWhile Peston was discussing the chancellor's plans, he suffered a very awkward slip of the tongue in a huge blunder.In a clip from his show which aired on Wednesday night (October 19), Peston could be heard saying: "That means the hole in the public finances is bigger than it would have been, and Jeremy C***'s - Hunt's - cuts will be more painful."Cracking a slight smirk, Peston seemed to have realised what he had accidentally said, but brushed it off like the professional he is.See the video above to see the moment as it happened - which was live at the time.His quick recovery didn't prevent the internet from picking up on it though."Why did @Peston think that having the script line ‘Jeremy Hunt’s cuts’ would end well?" asked one.Another noted: "Got a feeling ITV will edit that word out before posting it on the ITV Hub."While a third said: "Another broadcaster manages to say 'Jeremy C***' on air.""How does this keep happening?" asked a fourth.While a fifth said: "I'm beginning to suspect that these news readers are doing it on purpose."And a sixth added: "It rolls off the tongue so effortlessly."Jeremy Hunt's name often suffers slips of the tongue, and it happened just months ago back in June.Sky News presenter Sophy Ridge accidentally referred to the MP as

Liz Truss - you can not Romaine.As lacklustre Liz’s vegetable government rolls slowly towards an iceberg of its own making, The Star took it upon itself to say what we’re all thinking: “Hand in your Lettuce of Resignation, Liz!”And although our emerald emissary was cruelly barred from the gates of No.10, everyone they met agreed that our wet lettuce leader’s salad days were behind her.READ MORE: Daily Star's viral Liz Truss Lettuce becomes latest 'celebrity' to join Cameo“Maybe a few more weeks,” said Olivia Birch, “I don’t know, for her sake.”Her mum Melanie gave Truss little hope of making it past, “a second lettuce. Maybe?” Most people The Star chatted with reckoned you could count the number of lettuce lifespans Lame Duck Liz has left on one hand.

New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said he believes Liz Truss will still be Prime Minister at Christmas - despite five Tory MPs already publicly calling for her to step down.

Piers Morgan, 57, has spoken about the ongoing political situation in Downing Street following the resignation of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.The news presenter addressed his 7.9 million followers to say the UK deserved and "urgently needs" better than what he claims the country are currently getting. Piers insinuated that Prime Minister Liz Truss should call a general election amid the turmoil her government is currently facing. He said: "Britain deserves and urgently needs better than this ongoing clown show."If the Tories can’t get their act together asap and show the country proper leadership (not Truss) at a time of real crisis, they must call an election and let us decide who we want in charge."In another Tweet, Piers responded to a quip from a Twitter user after the TalkTV host announced he was filming an episode of his show, PM Uncensored in New York. He wrote: "My New York studio for the week as we take ⁦@PiersUncensored⁩ to the Big Apple."Got some great guests… tune into ⁦@TalkTV tonight at 8pm."User Rupert Myers wrote in response: "Unfortunate timing for a departure from the UK?"Piers responded in a quote tweet, saying: "I’m still allowed to whack Truss from New York, relax.."The presenter also went on in yet another tweet to go after Truss and defend Jeremy Hunt for his destruction of Liz Truss' "disastrous" mini-budget, as presented by Kwarteng.He said: "Hunt just took a wrecking-ball to Trussonomics, the disastrous mini-budget, and to the Prime Minister's reputation."Liz Truss must resign immediately."Users took to the social media platform to share their thoughts on the subject."This can't go on. Labour are the only viable alternative.

Liz Truss looks like she is a leader ‘totally out of her depth’, according to voters in Manchester, with the vast majority calling for a general election.

New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered an economic statement today to try and stabilise the markets.

Jeremy Hunt has announced the government will make a number of U-turns as he rips up the Government's mini-budget. He made the announcement during a televised address on Monday (October 17).

Joe Biden has taken aim at Liz Truss's mini-budget that led to chaos on the markets and to her sacking Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor.

BBC Radio as she revealed what words she had for new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.The 81-year-old is known for her outrageous TV moments, several of which include swearing during live broadcasts and nothing changed during her appearance on Radio 4's Today programme on Saturday (October 15) morning.The Bafta-winning actress was on the show to pay tribute to her late Harry Potter co-star Robbie Coltrane who passed away on Friday (October 14).READ MORE: Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane dies aged 72 as fans pay tribute to Cracker iconAt the end of the interview, she told presenters Martha Kearney and Justin Webb that she ran into the former health secretary, who had been interviewed on the same programme just before her, and how she wished him good luck in his new role.Causing ripples on the airwaves, she said: "When I saw him there I just said you've get a hell of a job, the best of luck. What I really wanted to say was "f*** you, you b******".

Today Programme presenters were forced to apologise after Miriam Margolyes, 81, swore loudly in a verbal attack on Jeremy Hunt, 55, live on air. Fern Britton, 65, took to Twitter to praise the Harry Potter actress after she left BBC Radio 4 listeners in stitches this morning.Addressing her 123,100 Twitter followers, Fern wrote: “God bless #MiriamMargolyes on @BBCr4today.“Her poetic and fulsome thoughts on #RobbieColtrane and slightly pithier ones on #JeremyHunt. “God bless freedom of speech,” the This Morning star added with a heart emoji. Miriam was being interviewed live on air when she told listeners she had just bumped into the former Health Secretary in the BBC corridors after his own interview. Jeremy Hunt is currently having a busy morning of interviews after being appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, following the sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng.The BAFTA award-winning star told Radio 4 presenters: “When I saw him there I just said, ‘You've got a hell of a job, the best of luck’.”To the shock of listeners, however, Miriam then went on to swear loudly before being removed from the airwaves.“What I really wanted to say was, ‘F*** you!’ but you can’t say that,” she revealed. The award-winning actress’ unexpected comments prompted an apology from the presenters who quickly introduced the sports news and told her: “We’ll have to have you out of the studio now…”While her outburst appeared to have left the BBC presenters flustered, it also caused an eruption of laughter across social media, with some high-profile celebs joining in on the joke. TV presenter Anneka Rice penned: “A joy to start the day to Miriam Margolyes saying ‘F*** you’ on Radio 4.

Radio 4 listeners had quite the wake-up this morning after actress Miriam Margolyes launched into an expletive outburst about the new Chancellor.

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