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Prime minister to meet Kwasi Kwarteng after early return from US, as pressure builds to scrap planned tax cut Friday’s politics news: latest updates Liz Truss is to hold a press conference on Friday afternoon, as she prepares to U-turn on parts of her mini-budget including her plan to scrap a rise in corporation tax. The prime minister and her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, are due to meet on Friday after he dashed back overnight from an International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Washington to discuss the economic situation. Continue reading… ​Prime minister to meet Kwasi Kwarteng after early return from…

ECO-warriors have chucked tomato soup over Van Gogh’s famous Sunflowers painting in their latest climate stunt. The Just Stop Oil activists also glued themselves to the wall at the National G…

Kwasi Kwarteng cuts US trip short and flies back to London for crisis talks The Metro says Kwasi Kwarteng has cut short a trip to the US to fly back to London where he is widely expected to announce the mother of all U-turns. The chancellor is under intense pressure to scrap his economic plans after they caused turmoil in the markets and threatened to split the party in two. With the Tories miles behind Labour in the polls and talk of a leadership challenge mounting, there is also speculation Liz Truss could sack her close ally in a bid…

It’s desperate.

A NUCLEAR war with Putin could wipe out five billion people and block out the sun for several years, experts have warned. Fears are growing that Putin is escalating the nuclear threat in the war in…

 Mourners lined the streets of the rural village to say goodbye to a member of their community for the fourth day in a row. Mourners lined the streets of the rural village to say goodbye to a member of their community for the fourth day in a row. 

 The Prime Minister is no stranger to backtracking on policies. The Prime Minister is no stranger to backtracking on policies. 

  Liz Truss will hold a televised Downing Street press conference later today as she fights for her job and to prove she can be trusted with the economy. ​Liz Truss will hold a televised Downing Street press conference later today as she fights for her job and to prove she can be trusted with the economy. 

 Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has flown back to London for crisis talks after cutting short a visit to the US. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has flown back to London for crisis talks after cutting short a visit to the US. 

Friday’s front pages report the prime minister’s days are numbered as Tory MPs are planning a revolt to replace her with Mordaunt and Sunak.