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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…

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022

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 · Oct 3, 2022

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 Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022

Bombshell polls throw massive question mark over Liz Truss’s future as PM

Tory meltdown after ‘unforced error’ Budget gifts Keir Starmer leads of up to 33 points

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

‘Return to austerity’: Almost £50bn of cuts needed to fund tax breaks for rich, economists warn

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

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Tuesday briefing: Three scenarios for the British economy after the pound slumps

In today’s newsletter: The Guardian’s special correspondent Heather Stewart talks us through the best, worst and most likely result of another chaotic day in the money markets

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022

Labour says Kwasi Kwarteng 'fanned flames' for pound's fall with fresh tax cut hints

The pound plunged to an all-time low against the US dollar this morning amid hammered market confidence over the Government's economic plans

Daily Mirror · Sep 26, 2022

Liz Truss and Kwarteng accused of ‘gambling with public’s money’ as pound plummets

Chancellor ‘fanned the flames’ for pound’s fall with hint of further unfunded tax cuts, says Labour

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022

The Tories’ huge gamble offers a fabulous opportunity Keir Starmer’s party must seize

Labour has a better plan for growth than Kwasi Kwarteng’s sugar-rush of tax cuts. Now it needs to pitch it to voters

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022

Starmer sets out energy plan and hits out at ’12 years of failure’ under Tories

The Labour leader said his party’s plans would see all electricity generated by renewable and nuclear power by 2030.

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022