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UK's Truss vows no spending cuts to pay for tax-slashing plans

London (AFP) - Britain's beleaguered Prime Minister Liz Truss vowed Wednesday not to cut public spending, once again defending last month's uncosted tax-slashing mini-budget that has sparked weeks of UK market turmoil.

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Liz Truss sums up her time as Prime Minister with one phrase

Under-fire Prime Minister creates trending moment during bruising questions in the House of Commons

Liverpool Echo

Keir Starmer scolds Liz Truss as PM promises no cuts to public spending despite '£60bn needed'

Labour leader Keir Starmer probed the Prime Minister in the House of Commons on her mini-budget which sent the markets into turmoil due to unfunded tax cuts.

Daily Record

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Petition forces Commons debate on early general election

Debate could embarrass Liz Truss but cannot force her to go to country

The Independent UK

MP questions whether UK should sanction Elon Musk over Ukraine 'double game'

Chris Bryant, who chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group on Russia, today asked Defence Minister Alec Shellbrooke in the House of Commons whether the government had considered placing sanctions on SpaceX boss Elon Musk

Daily Mirror

How the Indian Act's 'blackout period' denied Indigenous Peoples their legal rights

Recent years have seen Indigenous land rights protests and assertions of sovereignty across Canada. In the wake of these events, many have been learning about and coming to terms with Canada’s treatment of Indigenous Peoples.

The Conversation

National Insurance cut for 28 million people could mean extra £330 a year to Brits

It would take effect next month

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'Liz Truss promises us growth but she reduced pound to lowest-ever value in just one day'

Mark Steel says Prime Minister Liz Truss 'sounded like a disturbed seven-year-old' during her speech at the Conservative Party conference, in which she often mentioned the word 'growth'

Daily Mirror

Molly Russell’s father calls for independent regulation of online platforms

Ian Russell said ‘the age of self-regulation on internet platforms must be ended for the sake and safety of our children’.

The Independent UK

Former Knowsley deputy leader on Labour long list for West Lancashire by-election

Louise Harbour will face off against the daughter of the speaker of the House of Commons

Liverpool Echo

Politicians dropping the F-bomb: There's more to it than you might think

In August 2022, while dealing with QAnon conspiracy theorists who had descended on her city, mayor Diane Therrien of Peterborough, Ont. responded in a less than diplomatic way. She tweeted at them to “fuck off, you fuckwads.”

The Conversation

Truss’s benefits plans and why many Tories are sticking up for claimants

The PM is likely to face another rebellion if she drops pledge to raise benefits in line with inflation

The Guardian - UK

MPs want to dock Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng's pay over 'gross mismanagement' of economy

The Liberal Democrats plan to table a censure motion calling for them to lose half of their additional salaries paid as part of their roles in Government

Wales Online

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng facing bid to dock their pay amid economic turmoil

LIZ Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng are facing a parliamentary bid to dock their pay following their “gross mismanagement” of the economy.

The National (Scotland)

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Truss and Kwarteng face Commons bid to dock their pay over ‘gross mismanagement’

The Liberal Democrats plan to table a censure motion calling for the Prime Minister and the Chancellor to lose half their additional salaries.

Daily Record

Pregnant West Lothian woman could be forced to give birth in Spanish jail

Jamielee Fielding was sent to prison over unpaid fines after travelling to Tenerife to see her father

Daily Mirror

Kwasi Kwarteng statement in full on tax cuts U-turn as he refuses to resign

Mr Kwarteng and Liz Truss finally relented to growing pressure after Tory MPs broke ranks over the 45% rate cut for the UK's highest owners, with the Chancellor saying: "We get it, and we have listened"

The National (Scotland)

Andrew Bowie refuses to say if he would vote to back mini-budget measures

The Scottish Tory MP was asked twice if he would back the mini-budget measures in a parliamentary vote and refused to do so

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The National (Scotland)

Battle of Britain victories have always been sweet for Scottish sides . . . but now they matter more than ever

THE Battle of Britain, as Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously described it during a speech in the House of Commons, in 1940 saw Germany suffer…

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on why Tory MPs must stop Liz Truss’s ‘reverse Robin Hood’ policies

Cutting services to fund tax cuts for the very wealthy is not only cruel amid a cost of living crisis, it’s also unmandated

The Guardian - US

How Liz Truss plunged the UK to the brink of recession in just one month

The new prime minister began September promising a ‘new era’ for Britain. One economic crisis later, she has delivered

The National (Scotland)

Angus Robertson urged to clarify indyref2 plan after 'official opposition' remark

CONSTITUTION Secretary Angus Robertson has been urged to clarify the Scottish Government’s indyref2 position following his comments on the…

Glasgow Live

DWP benefit claimants issued warning as MPs suggests payments may not rise with inflation

Those who receive DWP benefits such as Universal Credit, Job Seekers Allowance and Pension Credit have been issued a warning as UK Government ministers suggest that payments may not rise with inflation rates.

Daily Record

What Liz Truss said to every BBC radio station during car crash round of interviews

The Prime Minister attempted to address concerns surrounding her mini budget in the House of Commons last week.

Daily Mirror

Tories threaten to cut benefits and the state to pay for tax cuts for the rich

As post-mini-Budget chaos engulfs Britain, Treasury minister Chris Philp refused to rule out a real-terms cut to DWP Universal Credit, asked for 'efficiency savings' and said 'I'm not going to apologise'

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