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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 · Sep 30, 2022

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.

Wales Online · Sep 30, 2022

'Big impact': UK economic chaos, pound plunge hit businesses

The British government’s economic stimulus plan is designed to help people and businesses by cutting taxes and growing the economy

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022

Economic storm tests UK's new leader, alarms Conservatives

Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss is under pressure to reverse announced tax cuts that have triggered a financial crisis in an already struggling economy

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

Rishi Sunak to skip Conservative party conference

Former chancellor has been keeping low profile since the leadership race ended

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

Liz Truss tax plans ‘profoundly unconservative’ says former Tory MSP

Adam Tomkins hit out at Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget and said the UK ‘needs a Labour government’.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

Michael Pascoe: RIP trickle-down economics – even the financial markets have given up

Trickle-down economics: The cry of “you can’t tax your way to prosperity” is joined by “you can’t tax cut your way to prosperity either”.

The New Daily · Sep 27, 2022

Why fracking holds such symbolic power for the Conservative right

The UK government has lifted a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) in England. In his statement, new business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg argued that it was in the national interest for local communities to tolerate “a higher degree of risk and disturbance” given the current energy crisis.

The Conversation · Sep 27, 2022

Government White Paper on independent football regulator due in autumn, FSA told

It was reported last week that new Prime Minister Liz Truss and her Government could abandon the plans.

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Tory Party conference: What time is Liz Truss’ speech today?

The Conservative Party Conference will also feature speeches from newly appointed Cabinet members

Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2022