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Meet Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer. He’s rather odd
Kwasi Kwarteng is bold, brainy and weird
A maiden speech in the House of Commons is a moment for platitudes about predecessors and idle trivia about the local constituency. In the summer of 2010, Kwasi Kwarteng, a young Conservative mp, used his as a chance to attack.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The curious case of Kwasi Kwarteng”
Britain September 10th 2022
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