Liz Truss and Kwarteng should get pay docked for ‘gross mismanagement’, say Lib Dems Opposition party to table censure motion over ‘gross mismanagement of public finances’ The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022
I can’t promise to insulate Scotland from ‘fiscal recklessness’, says Swinney John Swinney appeared before Finance and Public Administration Committee on Tuesday. The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022
Liz Truss forced to apologise for £2500 energy bill price cap bungle in radio interviews When Truss was interviewed by eight local radio stations last week she repeatedly stated that consumers’ energy bills would be “no more than… The National (Scotland) · Oct 4, 2022
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. The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022
Kwarteng U-turn on statement timing ‘could ease mortgage pain for millions’ Senior Tory says watchdog report will influence crucial rate-setting meeting The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022
This panic among the Tories is making Boris Johnson’s time look stable U-turns are an inelegant but necessary manoeuvre on the erratic journey of politics. Tony Blair executed one on his pledge to hold a referendum on the EU constitution, deepening integration in the early 2000s, while George Osborne engaged his reverse gear as chancellor over benefit cuts to diffuse an internal… Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022
Government debt plan: What is it, when, and what cuts can we expect from Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng? The Chancellor has now said his medium-term fiscal plan will come “shortly” rather than at the end of November, as was previously planned Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022
Kwarteng IEA fringe event hints at how deeply thinktank is embedded in No 10 Key figures at rightwing thinktank have close links to Liz Truss and several alumni are now on her staff The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022
Calls for Liz Truss to U-turn on 'obscene' plans to slash benefits THE SNP have said Liz Truss must perform yet another U-turn over “obscene” Tory plans to slash benefits. The National (Scotland) · Oct 4, 2022
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng shrugs off ‘little turbulence’ after U-turn over tax cut for the rich Opposition MPs derided Mr Kwarteng's 'botched budget' which was a 'huge economic body blow to working people that will mean higher prices and soaring mortgages.' Wales Online · Oct 4, 2022
Liz Truss fails to say whether she trusts her Chancellor after Budget disaster No 10 insisted on Monday that Liz Truss had full confidence in Kwasi Kwarteng - but less than 24 hours later the PM sidesteps the question of trust in TV interview Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022
Pound bounces back after Government's U-turn on tax cuts for the rich The pound is beginning to rise again after it slumped due to Government plans to scrap income tax cuts for the very richest in society that panicked markets last week Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022
Martin Lewis' stark advice to first-time buyers who are ready to buy a house 'We're working with so many variables it's incredibly complex right now' Wales Online · Oct 4, 2022
Tory MPs not party members should decide on leader, says William Hague Better for MPs to have ‘full say’ rather than grassroots, says former Tory leader The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022
Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022 Priti Patel says Tories will 'live and die' by economy and must 'regain' credibility The former Home Secretary is expected to tell a conference meeting later that the Tories will "live or die" by its economic credibility - after nearly two weeks of chaos following the mini-budget and a screeching U-turn on tax cuts for the rich
The Conversation · Oct 4, 2022 Liz Truss: how to understand polls that give Labour an enormous lead – and why the Tories are right to fear a major election loss When Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced that he would not be going ahead with his plan to scrap the top rate of tax in the UK, he claimed that he had done so because “he listened” to the public. There had indeed been a widespread outcry over his plan, set out…
Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022 'Tories will never have to get it, yet another U-turn is a further kick in the teeth' As the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng attempted to put the horror show of the past 10 days to bed, his U-turn only served to show the Tories aren't "listening" at all
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022 Liz Truss’ history of U-turns after first major reversal as Prime Minister The Tory frontrunner has performed many U-turns, big and small
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022 Priti Patel accuses Liz Truss of spending ‘with no thought of tomorrow’ Former home secretary says Tories ‘live or die’ on their economic credibility
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022 UK's Truss vows to listen as she reels from policy U-turns British Prime Minister Liz Truss has insisted she is leading “a listening government” that learns from its mistakes
Wales Online · Oct 4, 2022 Liz Truss under pressure over benefits as she refuses to rule out real terms cut Senior former Welsh Tory minister Stephen Crabb says the U-turns so far have not been enough to pacify anger on Conservative benches
Daily Record · Oct 4, 2022 Liz Truss refuses to rule out real terms cuts to Universal Credit as pressure mounts on PM The Prime Minister is reportedly considering raising benefits in line with earnings rather than inflation - and telling claimants it is unfair to receive a higher raise than workers.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022 Kwarteng bringing forward debt plan could calm markets, says top Tory MP Mel Stride, chair of Treasury committee, says move could also mean smaller interest rate rises
Reuters · Oct 4, 2022 Truss faces new challenge over UK welfare payments British Prime Minister Liz Truss triggered a new row in her party on Tuesday by suggesting she could limit increases in benefit payments to less than soaring inflation as she seeks ways to fund her tax-cutting growth plan.
Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022 Watch: Kwarteng shrugs off ‘little turbulence’ after U-turn over tax cut for rich Kwasi Kwarteng has sought to shrug off the chaos that triggered his astonishing U-turn on income tax cuts for the highest earners as a “little turbulence” as he battled to regain authority. The Chancellor remarked it had been a “tough” day as he told Conservative members in his set-piece conference…