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The Latest Breaking News from George Osborne

Rishi Sunak’s cuts will be more brutal than austerity. Remember: they are a choice, not a necessity

Can voters forgive the gutting of services already at breaking point, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Austerity could be more difficult this time round, says Lord King

Former Bank of England governor says politicians must be clear that taxes and mortgage rates will rise

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss: Why declaring ‘I’m a fighter, not a quitter’ spells doom for politicians

Resort to fateful phrase rarely ends well

The Independent UK

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Welcome to the doom loop of Tory Britain: an austerity that kills, a democracy routed

It was cuts that gave us Brexit and the chaos that followed, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

In Britain today it seems your suffering only counts if you have a mortgage

Despite a deepening crisis, it wasn’t until homeowners were threatened that Westminster reacted, says political economist William Davies

The Guardian - UK

Hunt’s expected austerity drive – where will the axe fall?

Rebellious backbenchers, underfunding and previous pledges mean there are no easy options for the new chancellor

The Guardian - UK

Who will succeed Liz Truss? It doesn’t matter: each Tory MP is as guilty as the last

The party has a knack for reinvention – we can’t let them pin it all on one unpopular leader, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Who are the economic experts appointed to Jeremy Hunt’s new advisory panel?

Four advisers, including George Osborne’s ex-chief of staff, named, with chancellor seeking to repair damage from mini-budget

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt’s Economic Advisory Council: who are the new members?

The UK’s latest chancellor said the council would offer him advice that was independent from the Treasury and the Bank of England.

Evening Standard

Kwasi Kwarteng says he's not resigning as Chancellor despite 'inevitable' U-turn reports

KWASI Kwarteng appeared not to rule out a U-turn on corporation tax amid growing pressure to abandon more elements of the mini-budget that have…

The National (Scotland)

Kwarteng says ‘let’s see’ on corporation tax U-turn as pressure mounts

Chancellor hints at possible change of course on mini-budget amid growing Tory calls for rethink

Evening Standard

Another U-turn looms – how much will it save and what else could the chancellor ditch?

Corporation tax plans likely to be latest to be dropped – bad news for Kwarteng’s credibility, but good for his balance sheet

The Guardian - UK

Chancellor says ‘let’s see’ on corporation tax U-turn amid growing pressure

Kwasi Kwarteng has said he is ‘totally focused’ on delivering the tax-cutting plans in the mini-budget

The Independent UK

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

‘Don’t prolong the pain’: IMF suggests government should accept swift climbdown

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Don’t wait for ‘inevitable’ U-turn on mini-Budget, George Osborne tells Liz Truss

Chances needed now, suggests former chancellor – as Priti Patel says ‘market forces’ could force reversal

The Guardian - UK

Austerity architect George Osborne is in no position to lecture Liz Truss

Brief letters: Economic harm | Size of a soccer pitch | Save the coronation date | Teacher exhortations | Humble pie

The Independent UK

Tory wipeout could be ‘on the cards’, George Osborne warns as Liz Truss launches charm offensive

PM’s experiment has ‘blown up the chemistry lab’, says former chancellor

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss on verge of major U-turn on real-terms benefits cut

Exclusive: Tory MPs warn PM she would lose vote on increasing benefits only in line with earnings rather than inflation

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The Guardian - UK

Battersea power station: a giant that needs no grand gestures

Wilkinson Eyre’s restrained conversion of the London landmark embraces the bravura of the original design, while the new flats aren’t so successful

Evening Standard

This panic among the Tories is making Boris Johnson’s time look stable

U-turns are an inelegant but necessary manoeuvre on the erratic journey of politics. Tony Blair executed one on his pledge to hold a referendum on the EU constitution, deepening integration in the early 2000s, while George Osborne engaged his reverse gear as chancellor over benefit cuts to diffuse an internal…

The Guardian - UK

Humiliated Liz Truss is in office but barely in power. Rebel MPs have the whip hand now

The PM and chancellor have some breathing space, but the rest of their plan will trigger more revolts, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Kwarteng is sticking to his guns on tax and spending cuts. But what he really needs is luck

The chancellor appears unwilling to reverse any of the measures in his mini-budget. If he is to survive, it may be down to factors beyond his control

The Independent UK

Government may consider benefits cut to help fund tax breaks for rich, economists warn

Huge ‘unforced error’ set to push Britain back to George Osborne-era cuts, says think tank

The Guardian - UK

Trickle-down Truss is carrying on the dirty work of Thatcher, Blair and Osborne

Britain has endured 40 years of decline thanks to this faulty economic theory. Will Keir Starmer finally kill it off?, says Yanis Varoufakis, leader of MeRA25 in Greece’s parliament

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer can lock the imploding Tories out for a decade – if he gets the message right

Labour has a brief window to sear a narrative into the public’s mind, so the Conservatives are saddled with this crisis for years, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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