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Government drops plans for 45p rate tax cut after mounting opposition

Opposition to the plan included several former Ministers and speculation was growing that the Government could be defeated

Chronicle Live

UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng in bombshell 45p tax cut U-turn

Kwasi Kwarteng also not ruling out U-turn on bankers bonuses

Evening Standard

Chancellor u-turns on scrapping 45p tax rate

The plan had been to axe the 45% rate for earnings over £150,000 and pay for it by borrowing

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Kwarteng abandons 45p tax rate cut after Tory revolt and markets turmoil

’We get it and we have listened,’ chancellor says, in humiliating U-turn that has derailed the Tory conference

The Independent UK

Liz Truss abandons plan to scrap 45p top rate of income tax amid Tory revolt

Government makes U-turn over proposal to abolish top-rate tax cut after growing backlash over mini-budget

The Guardian - UK

Tory Party conference latest LIVE: Kwasi Kwarteng admits mini-budget caused market turmoil

Mr Kwarteng defended the Government’s measures aimed at growing the economy

Evening Standard

Pound - live: Kwarteng to accelerate fiscal plan after joking about ‘little turbulence’

It comes after chancellor made a U-turn on his plans to axe the 45p tax rate for the highest earners

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Grant Shapps joins Tory revolt over PM scrapping top rate of income tax

Fellow former cabinet minister Michael Gove had earlier threatened to vote against the Government's mini-budget

Wales Online

Kwarteng to make crunch conference speech as revolt grows over tax cuts for rich

The Chancellor will insist that his plan to boost growth is right despite mounting opposition from senior Tories.

The Independent UK

‘Government plans to close all rail ticket offices,’ claims RMT boss

Exclusive: ‘No ticket office will exist on the national railway network if Grant Shapps’ plan goes forward’

The Independent UK

‘She needs a reset moment’: Team Truss hopes to regain control at conference

With the country in uproar, PM attempts to win confidence of Tory MPs but many will simply stay away

The Guardian - UK

‘Great British Railways is dead’: rail industry at lowest ebb since the days of Railtrack

Grant Shapps ‘revolutionary’ GBR plan faces huge challenges

The Guardian - UK

RMT boss Mick Lynch says Labour must match Tory 'radicalism' in call to Starmer

Mr Lynch told The Mirror he wants Keir Starmer to be the next Prime Minister - but said the party leader needs to "show he gets it" as millions struggle to make ends meet

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss sparks Tory infighting after sacking MPs who didn't back her for PM

Tory whips in charge of Commons discipline were told at the beginning of the leadership campaign they should remain neutral during the contest - but they were then asked to support Liz Truss

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Nottingham Post

MOT rules relaxation still being considered amid cost of living crisis - reports

It was proposed in an effort to save drivers money

Liverpool Echo

MOT rule change still being considered amid cost of living crisis

Under current rules, vehicles must have an MOT on the third anniversary of their registration, and then every 12 months

The Independent UK

Majority of drivers against relaxing MOT rules – survey

More than half of respondents to an RAC poll said they felt halving the frequency of MOTs was a bad idea.

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss clearly had a plan for her first week, but fate tore it up

There was a reshuffle, a No 10 overhaul and an energy package before she suddenly found herself leading a nation in mourning

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Chronicle Live

Calls to dual A1 in Northumberland reignited after Berwick MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan becomes transport secretary

A campaign to dual the A1 has been running for decades

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss Cabinet reshuffle in full: Meet the loyalists backed - and Sunak-backers sacked

The new Prime Minister was branded an 'imbecile' by one sacked minister's wife after ditching Sunak-backers Dominic Raab, Grant Shapps and Steve Barclay, and appointing allies Kwasi Kwarteng, Suella Braverman and Therese Coffey to top jobs

Daily Record

Liz Truss rewards Tory allies with top jobs as she announces new Cabinet

The new Prime Minister has appointed close alliens Kwasi Kwarteng and Therese Coffey as Chancellor and Deputy PM respectively.

The Guardian - UK

Johnson loyalists jump or are pushed on to ministerial scrapheap

High-profile names relegated to backbenches as punishment for failing to back new PM

The Independent UK

Liz Truss conducts clear-out of Sunak supporters as she builds ‘cabinet of cronies’

Raab, Barclay, Eustice and Shapps sacked within minutes of new PM’s arrival at No 10

Manchester Evening News

Who is expected to be in Liz Truss' new Cabinet?

The new Prime Minister will be finalising her Cabinet roles

The Independent UK

How to avoid the hike in Heathrow travel costs

Several online blogs are advising budget-conscious travellers they can sidestep a 57% fare increase by adding just a few minutes to their journey.

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