Piers Morgan brands Liz Truss ‘unmitigated shambles’ in fiery Question Time appearance The presenter said that the Tories' mini-budget was a 'reckless gamble' as he clashed with minister Nadhim Zahawi Chronicle Live · Oct 7, 2022
‘Winding up the other side’: leftwing designers CGI-bomb Tory speeches Group posted video of Kwarteng in front of TV clips about the falling pound, then went for Truss and Braverman The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022
The Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish governments issue three demands to UK Government The devolved nations have written an urgent letter to Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng Wales Online · Oct 7, 2022
Could the Labour Party win a British election? Polls suggest Liz Truss, the new British prime minister, is far from popular, while Labour enjoys a boost. Al Jazeera · Oct 7, 2022
Piers Morgan slams 'unmitigated shambles' Liz Truss and urges Tories to 'get rid' Piers Morgan lived up to expectations during his stint on the Question Time panel this evening - branding Liz Truss a failure and calling for the Tories to oust her from her position, following the under-fire Prime Minister playing 'casino politics' with the economy Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022
Mortgage rates set for 20-year high as house prices dive nearly 10 per cent Amid ongoing successive economic crises, mortgage rates are now set to hit a 20-year high as experts also warn house prices might fall by as much as 8 per cent Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022
Meltdown averted – but risk of repeat is obvious question Bank needs to answer BoE has spelt out what was at stake when events last week turned extreme, though surely not unimaginable The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022
Angela Rayner demands inquiries into string of ethics issues from Liz Truss’s first month in No 10 Exclusive: Prime minister allowing sleaze to ‘fester’ at heart of government, Labour claims The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022
Revealed: rightwing ‘slash and burn’ ideas that could be blueprint for Truss Exclusive: Free Market Forum suggests scrapping free childcare hours and abolishing corporation tax The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022
More than half of voters think Truss and Kwarteng should resign - poll Exclusive: Majority think government’s economic package favours the rich and will be bad for UK The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022
Liz Truss: this is what happens when governments pursue growth at all costs When Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng unveiled his mini-budget on September 23, he was making it clear that the government is prioritising economic growth over inflation – which was one reason the financial markets reacted so badly to his plan. The Conversation · Oct 6, 2022
Fears that families claiming Universal Credit from DWP face losing £1000 UK's poorest households with children stand to get far less than expected next year if Government changes the way increases are worked out Chronicle Live · Oct 6, 2022
Ratings agency Fitch downgrades UK credit outlook to ‘negative’ Chancellor’s plan could lead to a ‘significant increase in fiscal deficits over the medium term’, ratings agency warms The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022
Keir Starmer brands Liz Truss 'destroyer of growth' with 'kamikaze' mini Budget The furious Labour leader said Liz Truss's mini-Budget was 'as anti-growth as you could possibly be' Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022
Wales Online · Oct 6, 2022 Households on every income to be worse off in three years after mini-budget, study claims The freezes will take away £2 for every £1 given to households through tax cuts, the study suggests
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022 Britain is learning a painful lesson: what happens in ‘emerging markets’ could also happen here The UK thought it would be protected from the volatility seen in ‘developing’ countries. Now, cracks are beginning to appear, says law lecturer Kojo Koram
Liverpool Echo · Oct 6, 2022 What economy chaos will mean for Merseyside mortgages New analysis shows hundreds of pounds will be added to payments as Labour tells government to reverse plans
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Bank of England intervention prevented destructive ‘spiral’ after mini-Budget Threat to pension funds could have triggered ‘widespread financial instability’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022 This economic chaos is a form of class war on the British public Trussonomics is the sharp end. But other, structural factors are also driving a systemic assault on working people, says economics professor Daniela Gabor
Financial Times · Oct 6, 2022 The cracks in the Cult of the Dead Leader What worshipping Margaret Thatcher can’t do for UK Conservatives
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022 Kwarteng considers extending mortgage guarantee scheme Initiative may continue beyond December as bank bosses raise concerns over mortgage market
Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022 Tory party 'tearing themselves to pieces' in 'world's biggest pantomime' The Conservative party annual conference saw ministers turning on one another as new Prime Minister Liz Truss 'p***** off' her party and the country rumbled through crisis after crisis
Liverpool Echo · Oct 6, 2022 DWP Cost of Living payment dates from now to Christmas Full list of when you can expect your energy rebate, cost of living and winter fuel payments and more
Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022 Households to lose £2 in 'stealth' tax raid for every £1 gained under Liz Truss's plans The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found households will lose more over the next three years than they will gain from Tory cuts to personal taxes
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Councils: Delay social care reforms as sector faces ‘perfect storm’ in next year Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng said the national insurance hike that was to be used to pay for the measures will be reversed from November.