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Dominic McGrath

Liz Truss’s plans branded ‘inept madness’ amid Tory concerns over market chaos

There is unease within the Conservative Party, after the Chancellor’s plan send the markets into a panic (Stefan Rousseau/PA) (Picture: PA Wire)

Divisions are emerging in the Conservatives, after the Chancellor’s mini-budget prompted turmoil in the markets and talk of a financial crisis.

With Liz Truss only a few weeks in office, the mood in the party once again appears divided as some MPs hit out at the tax-cutting plans announced on Friday by Kwasi Kwarteng, with one prominent backbencher calling his party leader’s plan “inept madness”.

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