Jeremy Hunt tackled the flea problem Liz Truss highlighted in Downing Street by replacing the carpets at “vast” personal expense.The Chancellor, who was brought in by Ms Truss to clear up the economic mess created by the mini-budget, said he had also dealt with the problems in the No 11 flat.Mr Hunt defended Ms Truss’s desire as prime minister to slash taxes but said “she went about it the wrong way”.SOURCE: PA
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00:00 >> To refresh people, you came in basically to do some damage control with
00:03 the markets after the mini budget.
00:06 First of all, is Downing Street really infested with fleas?
00:09 We have to know.
00:10 >> I actually live in the flat that Liz Trust lived in and
00:15 Boris Johnson lived in before that.
00:18 She was only there for less than 50 days.
00:22 I had a little bit longer when I knew I was gonna be moving in there, and
00:27 I replaced all the carpets at my own expense.
00:30 Vast expense, because it had to be a security cleared company that did it.
00:34 So I'm pleased to say that the Hunt family has not had the flea problem.
00:37 >> [LAUGH]