Boris Johnson has urged Donald Trump to back George Osborne for a key global banking post.
The former Tory Chancellor, who has nine jobs, wants to be the new head of the International Monetary Fund in New York.
And the PM has been lobbying the US President on his behalf.
Mr Osborne, whose many roles include editor of the Evening Standard and adviser to the investment giant Blackrock, is an Oxford University Bullingdon Club pal of Mr Johnson’s.
In July The Mirror reported Mr Osborne was considering ditching his new found career as a journalist for a return to politics, and was considering putting his name forward to replace Christine Lagarde as the head of the International Monetary Fund, according to reports.
But rumours have also suggested it could put him competition with Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney, who is also reportedly eyeing the job.
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The former Chancellor and architect of austerity has reportedly told friends he’d love the job as head of the organisation – which acts as a global lender of last resort to countries.
It has been criticised for forcing states to implement crippling spending cuts in exchange for loans.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: “George Osborne, architect of UK austerity, and the IMF, leading global enforcer of austerity, would be a dangerous combination.
“We need to build a new global economic order for the many, not continue imposing destructive policies on behalf of the few.”
