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Populist rhetoric without the popularity – Truss’s guaranteed recipe for failure

At least Brexit had an electoral mandate. The PM’s project of economic self-harm is neither politically nor morally feasible, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Pound falls after Bank of England warns market support will end in days

There is continuing market turmoil in the wake of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget

Wales Online

London politics latest LIVE: Liz Truss faces pressure for tax cut U-turn after insisting public spending will not be slashed

Treasury Select Committee chairman Mel Stride suggested Kwasi Kwarteng will need to show a ‘clear change in tack’ to satisfy markets after Liz Truss ruled out public spending cuts

Evening Standard

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Wednesday briefing: How much time will Conservative MPs give Liz Truss?

In today’s newsletter: Liz Truss gives her first PMQs since the fiscal statement that blew up her premiership and may hope to calm colleagues. But from benefits cuts to despairing backbenchers, she has a lot to deal with

The Guardian - UK

Pound wobbles as Bank of England warns market support will end on Friday

Governor Andrew Bailey warned there could be no further extension beyond the end of the week

Evening Standard

Pound - live: Ex-Bank of England deputy says Truss tax cuts behind market turmoil

Bank of England’s announcement triggers further uproar in financial markets as pound slips again

The Independent UK

Loss of trust could come back to bite the Tories

Record View says the damage caused by this government in just one month could take years to fix.

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New pension fund warning sparks fresh slump in the pound

Bank of England governor says UK government bond market now poses a 'material risk to UK financial stability'

Wales Online

Pound plunges as Bank of England warns market emergency support will end on Friday

Sterling fell more than a cent against the dollar to its lowest rate since 29 September

The Independent UK

Liz Truss to face MPs after mini-budget wreaks financial chaos

Governor Andrew Bailey sparked more market turmoil after he said Bank of England support will end on Friday.

The Independent UK

One in five of all families face having their benefits cut in 200 Tory seats

New research shows the scale of the disaster hitting not just Brits on benefits, but the MPs they could turf out of office if Liz Truss goes ahead with plans to cut benefits

Daily Mirror

Pound falls sharply against dollar after Bank confirms bond-buying end date

Sterling falls more than a cent to below $1.10 after Andrew Bailey tells pension firms they have ‘got to get this done’

The Guardian - UK

‘Not a single penny less’ to NHS despite tax hike reversal, says minister

The Treasury’s Chris Philp said the Government would offer further details on its spending plans on October 31.

The Independent UK

Dead-eyed AI robot Ai-Da sets the bar high for Truss and Kwarteng

A robot addressing a Lords committee evinced a clarity and personality all too lacking at the top of the Tory party

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The Independent UK

No 10 reviews Kwarteng’s mini-Budget measures following market turmoil

Exclusive: Staffers told to undertake line-by-line scrutiny to see if changes are needed

The Guardian - UK

Fresh storms threaten Bank of England’s high-wire act

Index-linked gilts join list of things Bank is prepared to buy as dreaded phrase ‘material risk to financial stability’ returns

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Trussonomics: bringing on social and financial devastation

Editorial: The government and its central bank are plotting a path that will create a painful recession. Both ought to change course

Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: How ‘at risk’ is my money?

New Bank of England emergency bond-buying intervention in mini-Budget fallout

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The Guardian - UK

No UK benefits decision until end of October, says chancellor

Kwasi Kwarteng accused of compounding anxiety as he says announcement on uprating benefits will come in Halloween fiscal statement

The Independent UK

Pressure mounts on Truss and Kwarteng over economic plans

Senior Tories warned the Chancellor of further turmoil if he does not get the support of MPs for his fiscal measures.

Manchester Evening News

Government brings forward major Halloween Universal Credit statement

Kwasi Kwarteng has buckled under pressure to bring forward plans that may affect millions of Brits

Wales Online

Plans for possible benefit cut for 5.6million Universal Credit claimants to be unveiled on Halloween

The Autumn Statement has been moved forward several weeks in order to calm spooked financial markets

The National (Scotland)

Downing Street defends mini-budget AGAIN despite second IMF intervention

KWASI Kwarteng has once again defended his mini-budget after the International Monetary Fund criticised the UK Government’s tax-cutting plans.

The Guardian - UK

Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax cuts will benefit richest amid dividend boom – report

Since pandemic shareholders have enjoyed large payouts at time of meagre workers’ pay growth, thinktanks find

Daily Mirror

Halloween D-Day announced for 5.6million Universal Credit claimants facing benefit cut

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng told MPs that he would announced whether the Government would increase benefit payouts in line with rising prices or earnings in April as part of his financial statement on October 31

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