Liz Truss faces calls for another U-turn to end economic mayhem Now is not the time for a change of leader, James Cleverly tells Tory rebels Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2022
Liz Truss faces growing pressure to rip up tax-slashing plans An attempt to win over mutinous MPs at a meeting of the 1922 Committee reportedly failed Insider UK · Oct 13, 2022
Liz Truss leadership 'in peril' after own MPs turn on her in fiery meeting The Prime Minister was accused of “trashing the last 10 years” of the Tories’ record at a meeting with backbenchers Manchester Evening News · Oct 13, 2022
Why Liz Truss' pledge not to cut public spending is not all that it seems Critics believe the Prime Minister has three options: U-turn and cut spending, U-turn on tax cuts, or keep going and drive the economy off a cliff. Some of the answers may lie in the detail Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022
Liz Truss in fresh peril as senior Tory MPs round on her over economy PM accused of ‘trashing’ Conservative values and a PMQs performance that was ‘just appalling’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022
Liz Truss faces revolt as angry Tory MPs demand U-turns on tax plans Prime minister accused of ‘trashing 10 years of conservatism’ by angry MP The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022
Cliff edge looms for UK’s financial system BoE’s move to end bond buying is a big gamble given the magnitude of the bind Britain is in The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022
The Guardian view on the UK’s financial crisis: a lot of blame to go around Editorial: Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng deserve all the criticism coming their way – but spare some flak for the Bank of England The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022
State Pension Triple Lock rule to be introduced in 'usual way' until end of Parliamentary term Since 2010, the full annual amount of the basic State Pension has risen by over £2,300 - and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will announce the uprating in November. Edinburgh Live · Oct 12, 2022
Economists fire back after Rees-Mogg tries to pin blame on others for mini-budget chaos Senior Conservative says it was all down to Bank of England’s failure to raise interest rates in line with the US Wales Online · Oct 12, 2022
EXPLAINER: What caused UK's economic crisis and what's next? Prime Minister Liz Truss took office last month promising to rebuild the British economy and put the nation a path to “long-term success.” The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022
All Liz Truss's biggest U-turns exposed - and the ones that are yet to come From fracking, windfall taxes and tax cuts to Britain's relationship with Emmanuel Macron, Liz Truss is no stranger to a change of heart - and there's plenty more to come from the flip-flopping PM Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022
PMQs analysis: As Liz Truss tried to avoid mini-budget elephant in room, did she walk into bear trap? In one of his stronger performances, Sir Keir Starmer called for a reversal of the ‘Kamikwazi budget’ Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022
Rapid U-turn as Liz Truss indicates she COULD make public spending cuts LIZ Truss's spokesman has suggested she could cut public spending after all despite the Prime Minister's "absolute" commitment during PMQs… The National (Scotland) · Oct 12, 2022
Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022 Top Tory warns tax cuts U-turn WILL happen as 'pyromaniac' government refuse to back down Mel Stride, who chairs the influential Treasury Select Committee, says he is among those who expects Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will have to row back further when he announces full financial plans
Daily Record · Oct 12, 2022 Ian Blackford accuses Liz Truss of ignoring 'damage' and 'chaos' of mini-budget The SNP's Westminster leader also took aim at the Prime Minister saying she was more concerned about saving the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's job than making sure the poorest in society will be able to heat their homes this winter
The National (Scotland) · Oct 12, 2022 Watch MPs jeer as Liz Truss claims General Election is 'last thing we need' LIZ Truss was jeered in the Commons after she told MPs that a General Election was the “last thing we need”.
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022 Starmer warns Tory MPs they will not be forgiven for backing ‘kamikaze’ budget Sir Keir, in his remarks at Prime Minister’s Questions, asked: ‘Who voted for this? Not homeowners paying an extra £500 on their mortgages.’
Liverpool Echo · Oct 12, 2022 BBC PMQs viewers baffled by 'unusual problem' as Liz Truss attempts to defend policies It was the first PMQs since Ms Truss' economic plans sent the markets into turmoil
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022 Mini-budget will not lead to promised growth, leading economists tell MPs Economic confidence in UK seriously undermined by Kwarteng and Truss’s ‘guerrilla tactics’, Commons committee hears
Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022 Liz Truss facing MPs as pressure mounts over economy The Prime Minister is facing MPs on Wednesday for the first time since Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s £43 billion mini-Budget tax giveaway unleashed chaos in the financial markets.On Tuesday, senior Tories warned the Government’s economic credibility would be further shredded if the Chancellor tries to push through the disputed mini-Budget policies…
Daily Record · Oct 12, 2022 State Pension Triple Lock rule to be implemented in ‘usual way’ until end of current Parliamentary term Since 2010, the full annual amount of the basic State Pension has risen by over £2,300.
Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022 Shock fall in monthly growth leads to new fears of recession Markets’ jitters over Kwasi Kwarteng’s plan continue
Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022 Tory voters could abandon party if house prices fall, poll shows Homeowners who voted Tory in 2019 would be put off backing the party at the next General Election if property prices fall, a new survey has found.
Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022 Liz Truss promises NO cuts despite '£60bn needed' as Keir Starmer blasts her 'madness' Liz Truss was facing angry MPs who are demanding she tears up more of her mini-Budget - after a month with no PMQS that has been marked by U-turns and financial turmoil