Chancellor Hunt wrong on inflation says Tory grandee David Davis

Chancellor Hunt wrong on inflation says Tory grandee David Davis

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s policy on inflation has been criticised by former Brexit Secretary David Davis.Asked by Camilla Tominey if Mr Hunt was right to say he would be prepared to see the economy shrink to get inflation under control, Mr Davis said: “No, no, the reverse, if inflation took off, it would undermine the basis of growth and it would cut people's incomes. “I’m old enough to remember the last time we had very high inflation and it's i…