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Jeremy Hunt welcomed by Tories as he tears up Liz Truss’s fiscal plan

There’s relief among Conservative MPs as the new chancellor seeks to bring stability back to government

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss news – live: More than 100 MPs ‘ready to submit no-confidence letters’

MPs will urge Graham Brady to tell PM ‘her time is up’

The Independent UK

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Bank of England governor warns of further interest rates rise amid mortgage crisis

The governor also revealed that he has met with new chancellor Jeremy Hunt

Manchester Evening News

Mini-budget will likely mean higher interest rates, warns Bank of England governor

Andrew Bailey says UK borrowers can expect to feel impact of Truss government’s tax and spending decisions

The Guardian - UK

Interest rate rises could be higher than expected next month, warns Andrew Bailey

Bank of England Governor says ‘inflationary pressures’ could prompt stronger response than bank had previously thought

Evening Standard

Bank of England warns next interest rate hike could be higher than expected

‘Stronger response’ needed to tackle inflation, says Andrew Bailey

The Independent UK

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As UK's Truss fights for job, new finance minister says she made mistakes

Britain's new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday some taxes would go up and tough spending decisions were needed, saying Prime Minister Liz Truss had made mistakes as she battles to keep her job just over a month into her term.

Reuters

British PM fights for her job

LONDON: Britain’s new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday some taxes would go up and tough spending decisions were needed, signalling further reversals from Prime Minister Liz Truss as she battles to keep her job just over a month into her term.

Bangkok Post

New UK Finance Minister Warns Some Taxes Will Rise in Sign of New U-turn

Britain's new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that some taxes will have to go up, signaling another abrupt policy U-turn by Prime Minister Liz Truss who is battling to save her leadership just over a month into her term. In an attempt to appease financial markets that have…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kwasi Kwarteng: how ex-chancellor’s fate was sealed by IMF orthodoxy he fought against

Former occupant of No 11 Downing Street finally sacked after financial institution chief’s remarks in Washington

The Guardian - UK

Five million UK families ‘face mortgage rising by £5,100 a year by end of 2024’

Increase adds up to a £26bn rise for homeowners, says Resolution Foundation thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Pound falls after Liz Truss U-turn, as IFS warns ‘piecemeal’ changes won’t cut it

Sterling dips and cost of government borrowing rises despite PM’s bid to reassure markets

The Independent UK

Liz Truss fails to calm markets despite sacking Kwasi Kwarteng

Sterling fell, FTSE 100 lost its gains and bond yields rose after PM’s press conference failed to announce new direction

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The National (Scotland)

Pound falls further and bonds under pressure despite Government tax U-turn

THE value of the pound has dropped further despite Liz Truss's U-turn on large parts of former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget.

Tribune News Service

Truss dumps UK corporation tax freeze plan after firing ally

Liz Truss scrapped her plan to freeze corporation tax next year in another dramatic U-turn, hours after she fired her ally Kwasi Kwarteng and replaced him with Jeremy Hunt as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Reuters

UK's Truss sacrifices close friend Kwarteng over unloved fiscal plan

He was one of her closest friends and supporters, but Prime Minister Liz Truss sacked Britain's first Black finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng just 38 days into the job.

Tribune News Service

Hunt replaces Kwarteng as Liz Truss plans humiliating U-turn

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss fired Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng and replaced him with former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt as she prepared to make a humiliating U-turn on parts of her economic plan.

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France 24

UK PM Truss U-turns on mini budget, raises corporation tax and names Hunt finance minister

Embattled UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has appointed Jeremy Hunt to replace Kwasi Kwarteng as Finance Minister on Friday, while also ditching the cut in corporation tax in a major U-turn to her mini-budget announced just last month triggering major market turmoil.

The Conversation

How to understand what's going on with UK mortgage rates

The UK mortgage market has tightened as confidence in the economy has faltered in recent weeks. Lenders withdrew more than 1,600 homeloan products after the (then) chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s September mini-budget sent the UK economy into a tailspin.

Daily Record

Kwasi Kwarteng flies back to London after days of economic chaos caused by Tory mini-budget

The Chancellor cut short a visit to Washington amid speculation Conservative MPs are already plotting to replace him and Liz Truss.

Evening Standard

Revealed: how top pension funds crashed even before gilts crisis

Around 85,000 people have seen the value of their pension funds halve this year

Evening Standard

Kwasi Kwarteng accused of ‘Corbynism by another name’ as he flies home for crisis talks with Liz Truss

The Chancellor returns to UK for crisis talks with PM following weeks of economic turmoil

The Guardian - UK

Pound selloff intensifies, government bond, FTSE rally fades after Liz Truss press conference – as it happened

Liz Truss announces U-turn on corporation tax but fails to give the reassurances the public and markets were looking for

Manchester Evening News

Kwasi Kwarteng cuts US trip short for 'crunch talks' with Liz Truss amid expectation of another major U-turn

The Chancellor will fly back to the UK early as pressure grows on the government

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