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The Guardian – Hunt rips up PM’s plans in astonishing U-turn on tax Summary of the front page The Guardian has described Jeremy Hunt’s decision to scrap the prime minister’s economic plans as “one of the most astonishing U-turns in modern political history.” His changes include slashing the energy price freeze that the PM had championed repeatedly. Sources told the paper the PM met with Sir Graham Brady on Monday where they discussed the scale…

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Metro – The axeman cometh Summary of the front page Liz Truss watched in silence as new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt told MPs he had shredded her tax-cutting economic policy, writes the Metro. “The axeman cometh” declares the Metro’s headline. The paper described the PM as staring straight ahead and watching in silence. The front page takes note of claims the PM was ‘missing’ from action as she sent Penny Mordaunt in her place to face…

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The Sun – The ghost PM Summary of the front page Liz Truss sat ghostlike as the new chancellor shredded her tax cuts and energy price freeze – but has vowed not to quit, according to The Sun. The paper’s front page features an image of her seated next to the chancellor as he scrapped her mini-budget – the PM looks washed out and pale. And whilst she won’t quit she has apologised for the…

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Daily Mirror – Mini-Budget meltdown: Humiliated Summary of the front page The mini-budget has been dumped by Jeremy Hunt in a catastrophic humiliation for Liz Truss, writes the Daily Mirror. The paper sums it up with the headline: “Humiliated” as it adds the prime minister’s own MPs are plotting a coup. One Tory said Ms Truss has “poured petrol over everything”, it says. The paper also leads with a picture of Rod Stewart alongside a…

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Daily Express – Truss: I’m sorry … we went too far and too fast Summary of the front page Liz Truss has apologised to the nation for the economic pain unleashed by her mini-budget as she battled to save her job, reads the front page of the Daily Express. “I do want to accept responsibility,” she said and privately apologised to MPs for the pain caused by her tax-cutting economic plans, the paper says. The…

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UK joins France in saying apparent drone supply for use in Ukraine leaves Iran in breach of 2015 JCPoA Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Britain has joined France in viewing the Iranian supply of armed drones to Russia for devastating use in Ukraine as a breach of Iran’s obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal. The joint view comes as EU foreign affairs ministers prepared to slap human rights sanctions on the Iranian morality police over its…

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