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Liz Truss: are the Conservatives facing an electoral meltdown?

The Conservative party is heading into its annual conference amid the catastrophic fallout from Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget. The decision to cut tax without a plan to pay for it caused a sharp fall in the value of the pound on currency markets, which reached an all-time low against the…

The Conversation

'Out of his depth': Kwarteng urged to quit as Chancellor after destroying economy

CHANCELLOR Kwasi Kwarteng is being urged to quit after taking a “wrecking ball” to the UK’s finances.

The National (Scotland)

Explainer: Why Did The Bank Of England Lay Down $72B To Prevent A 'Lehman Moment'?

The UK’s central bank unpacked a whopping £65 billion ($72 billion) on Wednesday in a desperate attempt to steer the economy back to stability.

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How Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget hit UK economy – in numbers

Reckless ‘fiscal event’ may have damaged Liz Truss’s government beyond repair

The Guardian - UK

Warning as people have 12 hours to spend £20 and £50 notes

Paper notes will be worthless by tomorrow

Liverpool Echo

Property slowdown seen as red flag for sector amid mortgage crisis

The monthly pace of house price growth slowed for the first time since July 202

Evening Standard

OBR will deliver forecast soon after meeting with Liz Truss and Chancellor

THE Prime Minister and Chancellor will “work closely” with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in the coming weeks and said they…

The National (Scotland)

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House prices: why a fall isn’t certain and wouldn’t help first-time buyers much anyway

The UK remains a nation of homeowners, with two-thirds of all dwellings belonging to the people who live in them. But as interest rates swiftly rise, there are fears that many of those households will soon find their mortgage payments unaffordable.

The Conversation

Alister Jack attacks BBC for 'taking it too far' after saying pound is 'tanking'

ALISTER Jack claimed the pound was not “tanking” but the BBC was simply taking things “too far” in a car crash interview on Friday morning.

The National (Scotland)

UK fiscal watchdog to release analysis of tax-cutting plan

The U.K.’s Office of Budget Responsibility says it will deliver an initial analysis of the government’s economic plan on Oct. 7 following a meeting Friday with Prime Minister Liz Truss

The Independent UK

All is not normal in the City, however it looks

City Comment: Pinstripes make a return, but business is down

Evening Standard

Thousands face £10k mortgage blow in London

Warning as Prime Minister and Kwasi Kwarteng held OBR talks

Evening Standard

The huge fallout from the mini-Budget has quelled its positive growth measures

Chancellor Kwasi Kwartang should have asked to independent Office for Budget Responsibility to assess the impact of his mini-Budget

Birmingham Post

Jump in mortgage approvals in August is ‘calm before the storm’

Experts said the surge in loan approvals is likely to reflect people trying to lock into mortgage deals amid expectations of rising interest rates.

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Liverpool Echo

Liverpool mortgage broker warns 'don't bury your head in the sand'

Chris Costello of CRC Mortgages thinks the fiscal changes the Tories are bringing in are 'counterproductive'

Manchester Evening News

Last day to spend paper bank notes - what to do with old £20 and £50 after today

The Bank of England’s paper £20 and £50 notes will not be valid to spend in shops or to pay businesses

Financial Times

US stocks record longest run of quarterly declines since 2008 crisis

Recent volatility in UK markets has added to broader concerns about rate rises from global central banks

Evening Standard

UK economy grows slightly in second quarter

It means the UK might not currently be in recession, as was predicted by the Bank of England earlier this month.

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The Independent UK

What is inflation and what is its current rate in the UK and Europe?

UK inflation fell this week as fuel prices dropped

The Independent UK

How do interest rates affect inflation?

Borrowing costs at their highest level in 14 years

Chronicle Live

Urgent bank notes warning issued with old £20 and £50 to expire today

The Bank of England is withdrawing the legal tender status of the old paper notes after September 30, which means people will not be able to use them in shops from tomorrow

The Independent UK

How Kwasi Kwarteng’s budget damaged the economy and what will happen now

Policy Correspondent Jon Stone unpacks how unfunded tax cuts pulled the rug out from under the UK economy

Evening Standard

When does the Government summer recess end? MPs set to return to work

MPs’ parliamentary business will soon end until September, but this is often not a long holiday and involves other business

ABC News

The week that was for Prime Minister Liz Truss and the UK economy

The UK's economy is in dire straits just three weeks after Prime Minister Liz Truss took up the top job. But it was last Friday's so-called "mini-budget" which has led to a mega drama.

Wales Online

Truss faces general election debate as petition hits 145,000 signatures

Labour surges ahead with a 33-point lead over Tories. This means Labour would win by a landslide if a general election was called tomorrow.

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