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Daily Express - Tax U-turn on cards in battle to calm markets

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Liz Truss is ready to drop a key tax pledge as she fights to keep the rest of her economic plan on track in the face of mutinous MPs, the front page of the Daily Express reads. 

Despite opposition, the prime minister wants to stick with the government’s mini-budget, but she will only do so if she can ensure the numbers in Mr Kwarteng’s upcoming statement add up.

The front page also covers the ongoing trial of nurse Lucy Letby, the National Television awards and money tips.

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