PM Liz Truss will face MPs on Wednesday at noon for her first PMQs since Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget caused chaos in the financial markets.
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Liz Truss – live: PM told to reverse tax cuts or face ‘savage’ £60bn austerity hit The Independent says Liz…
Truss overrules Kwarteng Treasury pick in bid to calm markets The Guardian says Liz Truss has overruled Kwasi Kwarteng’s top…
Liz Truss reaches out to MPs after Tory splits exposed PM Liz Truss is set to hold a series of…
Daily Express says Cabinet big guns Jacob Rees-Mogg and Therese Coffey led the calls yesterday, urging colleagues to end the infighting that has marred Liz Truss’s first month as leader.
The Guardian says Simon Clarke, the levelling up secretary, threatens to reignite the feud over housebuilding within the Conservative party with a significant “planning reset” that could water down environmental protections and affordable home requirements across England.
Nadhim Zahawi apologises for economic turmoil after mini-budget The Guardian says The cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi has apologised for the…
Prime Minister Liz Truss has declared France’s president Emmanuel Macron a “friend” as they announced plans to work together at the first meeting of a new political club of nations.
Tory chair apologises for telling struggling people to just ‘get better-paid job’ The Independent says Conservative party chairman Jake Berry…
The PM is set to attend her first meeting of a new political club of nations, where she will assert the UK’s role in Europe.
Pro-Tory press turn on Truss – end of the line? In a titanic shift Pro-Tory press turn on Truss -…
The Metro says Protesters holding signs reading ‘Who voted for this?’ were dragged away after disrupting Liz Truss’s’ speech at the Tory conference.
Prime Minister Liz Truss will deliver her Tory conference speech today to explain why she thinks the current disruption caused by her economic policies will be worth it.
He attempt to bolster his war effort has only embarrassed the dictator after the number of those fleeing Russia matched…
The Independent says Liz Truss has refused to confirm whether benefits will be uprated in line with soaring inflation, meaning some of the poorest could face a real-term cut to their income.
The Independent says Donald Trump has filed a $475m lawsuit against CNN for defamation, claiming the network “fears” that he will run again in 2024.
The Guardian says The top official in Emmanuel Macron’s office has been charged with a conflict of interest.
The first preliminary hearing of the UK Covid public inquiry will start today following a delay after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Kwasi Kwarteng suggests Liz Truss took decision to U-turn on 45p rate – video
The controversial mini-Budget has stirred up the press and led to some dramatic headlines, government u-turns and finger-pointing.
The Guardian says You know that the first mini-budget hasn’t gone down that well when before you’ve even been in office for a month “resign” is trending on Twitter, and following Monday’s climbdown over the abolishment of the 45p tax rate, social media was awash with people poking fun at the prime minister, Liz Truss, and her beleaguered chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng.
Daily Express says Michael Gove continued his attack on Liz Truss today as he threatened to launch a fresh rebellion against the Prime Minister.
The Sun says LIZ Truss, by her own admission, handled the presentation of the mini-Budget badly.
The Metro says A former Cabinet minister sees Liz Truss as a ‘dead woman walking’ who has ‘lost all credibility’, according to a report.
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has confirmed that the government will U-turn on plans to scrap the 45p rate of income tax.
