Listen: Jeremy Hunt labelled ‘fiscal drag queen’ in heated BBC interview

Jeremy Hunt said he has not been called a “drag queen before” after being dubbed “the fiscal drag queen” due to frozen thresholds pulling people into higher tax rates.

The chancellor was a guest on Radio 4’s Today programme on Thursday (7 March), when presenter Amol Rajan informed him he had been called “the fiscal drag queen”.

“I want to make a start on bringing down taxes. I’ve never said for one moment that I can bring them right down all in one go,” he said.

“I don’t think I’ve ever been called a drag queen before, by the way.”