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Truss puts faith in growth plan to quell Tory opposition and save premiership

Prime Minister Liz Truss will use her first conference speech as leader to promise a ‘new Britain for a new era’.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Labour support in ‘red wall’ seats soars to 61%

Remarkable 23-point swing to Keir Starmer’s party in heartlands since mini-Budget mess

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Liz Truss faces mounting anger from MPs as Tory party conference descends into bitter in-fighting

The Prime Minister has been criticised by MPs from her own party for refusing to increase benefits in line with inflation.

Daily Record · Oct 4, 2022

Night of the hurried U-turn: how Truss and Kwarteng dumped their tax cut

Even as Liz Truss was being toasted for her tax-cutting boldness, the PM and chancellor were bowing to clamour to reverse course

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022

Liz Truss’ history of U-turns after first major reversals as Prime Minister

The Prime Minister has history of U-turns, both large and small

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

Tory rebel Grant Shapps says Liz Truss has admitted that she rushed into tax cut

Tory rebel Grant Shapps insisted on Monday that he did not want Liz Truss to be toppled as Prime Minister after the humiliating U-turn over the top rate of tax.

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2022

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 · Oct 3, 2022

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

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

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2022

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

Insider UK · Oct 3, 2022

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 · Oct 3, 2022