We had no choice but to do something different with economy, says Kwarteng

As Liz Truss admitted the strategy had caused “disruption”, Kwasi Kwarteng said the public expected public spending would be tightly controlled

The Chancellor has defended his mini-budget by saying the Government ‘had no other choice’ than to do ‘something different’ to spark the economy (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Britain's chancellor has defended his mini-budget by saying the government “had no other choice” than to do “something different” to spark the economy.

As the British prime minister admitted the strategy had caused “disruption”, Kwasi Kwarteng said the public expected public spending would be tightly controlled.