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BRITAIN was last night stripped of its AAA credit rating in a bitter humiliation for the Chancellor.

Credit agency Moody’s downgraded the nation’s ability to repay its debt — sparking calls for George Osborne to quit.

The UK has held its cherished AAA status since 1978 and Mr Osborne had repeatedly insisted it was proof the Coalition was conquering the debt mountain.

2 posted on 02/23/2013 12:12:25 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Typical, another disaster left by a democrat/labour liberal gov and the conservatives get left with the big mess. People never learn.


3 posted on 02/23/2013 12:34:35 AM PST by sunmars
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