[Global Times Special Correspondent in the UK Chen Jiacun] According to AFP , British Chancellor Kwasi Kwoten suddenly announced his resignation on the 14th. On the same day, No. 10 Downing Street confirmed that Jeremy Hunter was appointed as the new British Chancellor of the Exchequer. The British Sky News Network said on the 14th that the appointment of Hunter shows that Tras is trying to get her opponent on her side.
British Chancellor Kwasi Kwoten suddenly announced his resignation on the 14th. (Visual China )
US Fox News said on the 14th that Hunter is an outstanding Conservative MP. He served as Secretary of Health from 2012 to 2018 and later as Secretary of Foreign Affairs. In 2019, Hunter became a contender for Johnson in the campaign of Conservative Party leader. This year he once again competed with Tras for the Conservative Party leader but failed to pass the first round of votes. In addition, Hunter's wife was born in Xi'an, China, and the two have a man and two women.
Last month, Tras unveiled the most aggressive tax cut since 1972. The plan is believed to not only aggravate social injustice, but also cause serious damage to the UK's monetary policy. Not long after the plan was announced, the pound sterling exchange rate experienced a catastrophic "diving".
Faced with fierce domestic opposition, Tras announced earlier this month that he would give up the plan to cancel the 45% maximum income tax rate. But Tras publicly stated in an interview that this plan that attracted everyone's opposition was "the decision of Chancellor Kwoten." But procedurally, the plan proposed by this British government needs to be approved by the Prime Minister before it can be introduced, so all walks of life believe that Trass' statement is to shift the blame to Kwoten. In fact, before Kwoten announced his resignation, British media revealed that Tras was interested in removing him from his post.
Tras has only been in office for more than a month, but he has received negative reviews, so he has been repeatedly rumored that his appearance is out of order. According to AFP, former Conservative MP Goodman told the BBC on the 13th: "Conservative MPs are looking for potential candidates to replace Trass." Goodman said that less than 40 days after Tras took office, multiple names of replacements were circulated, including Sunak, who served as Treasury Secretary, and even former Prime Minister Johnson. Some media also reported that the British general election is not far away. But at a press conference held on the 14th, Tras admitted that her previous economic policies were too radical, but she said she would not resign because of this.
