Author: Nikki Gray

Metro – Grin and bear it Summary of the front page The “toughest Budget for decades,” is how the Metro describes the Chancellor’s expected statement on Thursday. It is expected to be “a double dose of painful tax rises and big public spending cuts in Britain’s toughest budget for decades”. Jeremy Hunt needs to plug a £60bn “black hole” left by his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng and former PM Liz Truss, the paper says. The front page…

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US midterm elections 2022 – Trump slams Republican rival Ron DeSantis  The former US president Donald Trump has slammed fellow Republican, Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis, as the rivalry between the two top Republicans becomes clearer. Trump attacked DeSantis as an “average” governor, saying he lacks “loyalty.” DeSantis, 44, had the best night for Republicans on Tuesday, having won a landslide majority to be re-elected and to steal the star status away from the former president. …

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Chief executive says squeezed household incomes will push customers towards ‘value’ operators EasyJet has said it wants more “certainty” and “stability” in the UK, but expects demand for its lower-cost fares to hold up despite the cost of living crisis. Johan Lundgren, the airline’s chief executive, said consumers “would continue to protect their holidays where” they could even as their income was squeezed by surging food and energy bills. That meant they would “gravitate towards…

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Once-loyal papers such as the Sun and Daily Mail start to turn on PM amid financial turmoil Today’s political news –updates Conservative commentators are beginning to turn against Liz Truss, with rightwing newspapers such as the Sun and Daily Mail rounding on her for making a “pig’s ear” of the mini-budget, while other observers suggest her premiership could be extremely short-lived. Though she was initially heralded by some as a prime minister to drive through…

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Foreign secretary James Cleverly tells colleagues removing the prime minister would be a ‘disastrously bad idea’ ConservativeHome editor and former Tory MP, Paul Goodman, has said some Conservative backbenchers are considering pushing for Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt to replace Liz Truss as prime minister. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, Goodman said: All sorts of different people are talking about all sorts of different things because the Conservative backbenchers are casting around for…

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Retailer to open 104 Simply Food outlets as high street chain speeds up turnaround plan amid rising costs Marks & Spencer is planning to close 25% of its bigger stores selling clothing and homeware while opening more than 100 new Simply Food outlets, as it speeds up its turnaround plan in the face of a “difficult economic backdrop” and rising costs. The retailer told investors it aims to have 180 “full-line” shops – selling its…

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