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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 19 April 2022 - Sunak facing resignation calls
Description: The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, is facing mounting pressure to leave his post following a perfect storm of criticism of both his personal and professional behaviour.
Sunak was virtually unknown outside the Parliamentary Conservative Group when he was appointed to his role, his first ministerial post.
He quickly got to grips with providing support to those suffering from the lockdowns put in place to curb the advance of the Coronavirus Pandemic. He received several accolades about the measures he initiated and was credited with almost single-handedly saving the economy.
Now, as the country emerges from the pandemic, Sunak...