They've appointed a new Permanent Secretary (ie Head of Civil Servants) to the Treasury:
www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/10/liz-truss-appoints-james-bowler-treasury-permanent-secretary
The appointee has come from another department but is an 'old hand' at the Treasury having worked there for 20 years. It was reported last week that the job was offered to Antonia Romeo from the MoJ who had worked with Truss in one of her previous Cabinet roles. Romeo is reported to be an 'outsider' with no previous Treasury experience and not a career long Civil Servant.
Worry that such an appointment might further 'spook' the markets.
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