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Mordaunt and Rayner clash over tax, NHS waiting lists and net zero
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Mordaunt and Rayner clash over tax, NHS waiting lists and net zero

The Independent  

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Mortgage payments in blue wall ‘up by £3,000 after Truss’, Lib Dems say
1 year, 3 months ago

Mortgage payments in blue wall ‘up by £3,000 after Truss’, Lib Dems say

The Independent  

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Starmer vows more powers for OBR so Truss budget ‘disaster’ never happens again
1 year, 3 months ago

Starmer vows more powers for OBR so Truss budget ‘disaster’ never happens again

The Independent  

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Truss’s taskforce claims average Briton £10,000 worse off than US counterpart
1 year, 5 months ago

Truss’s taskforce claims average Briton £10,000 worse off than US counterpart

The Independent  

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Tory tax cuts pressure group ‘has enough members to defeat Government’
1 year, 11 months ago

Tory tax cuts pressure group ‘has enough members to defeat Government’

The Telegraph  

A Tory pro-tax cuts pressure group led by allies of Liz Truss claims to have more than 50 MPs signed up, theoretically giving it the numbers to inflict defeats on the Government. The Conservative Growth Group even has some “shadow members” who are ministers helping to lobby from inside the Government, according to sources in the group. Weekly meetings are …

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UK Truss apologises for risking economic stability with tax plans
2 years, 2 months ago

UK Truss apologises for risking economic stability with tax plans

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Liz Truss has apologised for threatening the United Kingdom’s economic stability after she was forced to scrap her vast tax-cutting plans and embark on a programme of “eye-watering” public spending cuts instead. After weeks of blaming the markets and “global headwinds” for investors dumping the pound and government bonds, Truss on Monday evening said she was sorry for …

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Kishwar Desai | Can Tories run Britain or should Liz start a drive by ditching heels?
2 years, 2 months ago

Kishwar Desai | Can Tories run Britain or should Liz start a drive by ditching heels?

Deccan Chronicle  

Is anyone missing Boris? To get rid of him over having a few drinks seems positively trivial considering what is happening right now, when knives are already out for Liz Truss the new Prime Minister. But Liz Truss, the new Prime Minister, is proving that sometimes it is best to be pragmatic and ditch election promises, when they negatively impact …

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U.K. PM Liz Truss appoints Jeremy Hunt to replace sacked Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng
2 years, 2 months ago

U.K. PM Liz Truss appoints Jeremy Hunt to replace sacked Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

The Hindu  

Embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday appointed former Cabinet minister and Conservative Party leadership contender Jeremy Hunt as the new Chancellor, after she sacked close friend Kwasi Kwarteng in an effort to stem the rebellion within her party ranks over the economic turmoil unleashed by his mini-budget. Truss addressed a press conference from 10 Downing Street to formally …

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Kwasi Kwarteng sacked as Chancellor by Liz Truss
2 years, 2 months ago

Kwasi Kwarteng sacked as Chancellor by Liz Truss

The Telegraph  

Liz Truss has sacked Kwasi Kwarteng and ripped up her leadership promise to cut corporation tax on the most chaotic day of her six-week premiership. The Prime Minister pulled the trigger on her chancellor after just 38 days in office, making him the second shortest-serving Treasury boss in modern political history. She was finalising plans to abandon her pledge to …

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‘Desperate’ Liz Truss set to U-turn on corporation tax this weekend
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Desperate’ Liz Truss set to U-turn on corporation tax this weekend

The Independent  

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UK PM Truss under pressure to ditch economic plan
2 years, 2 months ago

UK PM Truss under pressure to ditch economic plan

The Hindu  

A senior member of the U.K. government on Thursday rejected suggestions that Prime Minister Liz Truss should step down after lawmakers from her own party criticized Ms. Truss for economic policies that have sparked turmoil on financial markets. Ms. Truss has “trashed the last 10 years of workers’ Conservatism,” British media quoted Robert Halfon, chairman of the House of Commons …

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U.K.’s Truss refuses to rule out welfare cuts to fund economic plan
2 years, 3 months ago

U.K.’s Truss refuses to rule out welfare cuts to fund economic plan

The Hindu  

Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss triggered a fresh row in her party on Tuesday by suggesting that she could limit increases in benefit payments by less than soaring inflation as she seeks ways to fund her tax-cutting growth plan. Seeking to snap Britain out of more than 10 years of economic stagnation, Ms. Truss and her finance minister Kwasi …

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Truss and Kwarteng face Commons bid to dock their pay over ‘gross mismanagement’
2 years, 3 months ago

Truss and Kwarteng face Commons bid to dock their pay over ‘gross mismanagement’

The Independent  

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Kwarteng admits attending Champagne party after Budget ‘wasn’t best day to go’
2 years, 3 months ago

Kwarteng admits attending Champagne party after Budget ‘wasn’t best day to go’

The Independent  

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PM Liz Truss defends uncosted UK tax cuts despite market turmoil
2 years, 3 months ago

PM Liz Truss defends uncosted UK tax cuts despite market turmoil

Al Jazeera  

Truss says big tax cuts are the right path for the UK, refusing to consider reversing the so-called ‘mini budget’. British Prime Minister Liz Truss has defended her economic plan and shrugged off the negative reaction from financial markets, saying she is willing to make “difficult decisions” to get the economy growing. In her first public comments since the government’s …

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Markets treating UK like ‘developing country’, warns ex-US Treasury chief
2 years, 3 months ago

Markets treating UK like ‘developing country’, warns ex-US Treasury chief

The Independent  

Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers has said that he did not expect markets to “get so bad so fast” following chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s “utterly irresponsible” mini-Budget. On the “turmoil” sparked by Mr Kwarteng’s mini-Budget, Mr Bell told Sky News: “The government said it believed in markets to deliver a growth strategy on Friday. On Monday the markets have said, …

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UK leader Truss tackles key issues in first parliament appearance
2 years, 4 months ago

UK leader Truss tackles key issues in first parliament appearance

Al Jazeera  

Truss rebuffs opposition calls for a new windfall tax and promises to ‘fix’ post-Brexit trade deal with the EU. Speaking during her first session of prime minister’s questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Truss rebuffed opposition calls for a new windfall tax, even as she refrained from explaining how she would fund a plan meant to help the …

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Jacob Rees-Mogg says government should no longer ‘deliver certain functions’ as Brexit prize
2 years, 4 months ago

Jacob Rees-Mogg says government should no longer ‘deliver certain functions’ as Brexit prize

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak would target Whitehall savings to fund cost-of-living winter help
2 years, 5 months ago

Rishi Sunak would target Whitehall savings to fund cost-of-living winter help

The Independent  

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Truss, Sunak spar in first debate as UK leadership race heats up
2 years, 5 months ago

Truss, Sunak spar in first debate as UK leadership race heats up

Al Jazeera  

The two candidates competing to succeed caretaker PM Boris Johnson tussle over the cost-of-living crisis. The primetime duel on Monday between foreign secretary Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak kicked off a crucial 12-day period featuring three such live TV debates and four husting events for Conservative party members who will decide the contest and begin receiving their …

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