New U.K. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Seen as Moderate in Bid to Appease Markets

The new U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer is Jeremy Hunt, a quietly spoken veteran Conservative lawmaker who now must help restore the British government’s credibility with investors

LONDON—Jeremy Hunt, a quietly spoken veteran Conservative lawmaker, is now the U.K.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, given the difficult job of trying to restore the British government’s credibility with investors afterPrime Minister Liz Truss on Friday called Mr. Hunt “one of the most experienced and widely respected government ministers and parliamentarians” after

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