Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng says his mini-budget was "absolutely essential" to improving economic growth in the UK. Asked by a reporter during a visit to Darlington in County Durham if his tax cut plan had been "a major economic disaster", he said: "What we are focusing on is delivering the growth plan and making sure with things like our energy intervention that people right across this country are protected." Report by Patelr. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn