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UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng leaves Number 11 Downing Street ahead of unveiling multi-billion-pound measures aimed at supporting households and businesses hit by the highest inflation in decades in a budget announcement in parliament. Kwarteng said he would scrap a tax on salaries recently implemented by his predecessor Rishi Sunak -- and will reveal the cost of the new government's plan to cap energy bills for households and business. IMAGES
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak walks out of 11 Downing Street, before heading to the House of Commons to present his economic spending review. Britain's government, seeking to support the pandemic-ravaged economy and the nation's post-Brexit future, is about to unveil its eagerly-awaited spending plans. IMAGES
Outgoing Conservative Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt and his family leave Downing Street in London after Britain's Labour Party swept to a landslide victory in a general election, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule. Some senior ministers from the outgoing government lost, although several other big names narrowly saved their seats, including Hunt. IMAGES
The newly-appointed British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, leaves 10 Downing Street after his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked by UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. IMAGES
UK Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt poses outside 11 Downing Street with the red, leather-covered box containing his speech before leaving to present the spring budget to parliament. Britain's Conservative government is expected to use the budget update to unveil tax cuts for millions of workers, in an attempt to woo voters before a general election. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's party, which has been in power since 2010, is well behind the main opposition Labour party in opinion polls and looks likely to be dumped out of office. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.