UK's Osborne reportedly wants to be next IMF head
Architect of austerity and sacked chancellor claims support of US, China, EU
George Osborne, one of the architect of a generation of UK austerity and the doomed Brexit 'remain' campaign is reportedly interested in being the next head of the International Monetary Fund.
The former finance minister, unceremoniously sacked by Theresa May when she took power after the 2016 Brexit referendum, has said he could garner support from China, Europe and the US, the Financial Times reported, citing unnamed “friends” of Osborne.
Osborne, who became editor of London’s Evening Standard newspaper after his sacking, despite minor journalistic experience, was said to be hopeful of winning support from Boris Johnson if he becomes the next prime minister.
Such support would be expected after the Evening Standard threw its weight behind Johnson's Tory leadership bid.
The vacancy at the IMF came up after Christine Lagarde was nominated on Tuesday to be the next president of the European Central Bank.
Osborne was heavily criticised for running a "remain" campaign that said Britain would go into recession if it voted to leave the EU. His severe austerity measures of strident cuts across all levels of government are still in force and widely blamed for turning the Brexit vote and providing a boost for nationalists.