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Photo by Antonio Olmos / Guardian / eyevine Editor’s note: Following the sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng, Jeremy Hunt is to become the new Chancellor of the Exchequer. This article was originally published on 13 July and has been republished in light of recent events. Can Hunt save the Tories or is he simply “Theresa May in trousers”? There was once a time when Jeremy Hunt was known for three things. Jim Naughtie introducing him as “Jeremy C**t” on the Today programme; “losing his bell end” (the inevitable headline when the clapper on a handbell he was ringing flew off); and...
