The Latest Breaking News from Kwasi Kwarteng

Liz Truss blames poor communication for market chaos after mini-Budget

‘We should have laid the ground better’, says PM – but points to Putin and Covid when grilled on economy

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022

Latest poll puts Labour 19 points ahead of Tories in damning blow for Truss

Half the public believe Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng should quit after tax cuts cause havoc in the markets

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2022

Kwasi Kwarteng admits losing sleep over market chaos he failed to anticipate

‘If politicians were really good at reading markets ... they would probably be market traders’

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022

When we judge politicians’ views, why should their skin colour be in any way relevant?

As ethnic diversity becomes the new normal in politics, ideas should be the focus of discussion

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022

Ten days that shook the British political world: the inside story of Tory collapse

Last Friday, Liz Truss and her chancellor expected acclaim for their mini-budget. This weekend, she goes into her first Tory conference as leader – battling for survival

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022

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 - UK · Oct 2, 2022

How the Tories wrecked the economy in seven days

IT took Liz Truss’s Government just under a month to see the value of the pound drop to historic lows, the Bank of England being forced to step in…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 2, 2022

Tory party chair defends chancellor over champagne party with financiers

Jake Berry says event on mini-budget day, where guests allegedly told Kwasi Kwarteng to stick to his policies, was ‘not unusual’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2022

Kwasi Kwarteng faces calls for inquiry following champagne do with financiers

The Sunday Times reported that he joined a gathering at the home of a City financier on September 23 where he was said to have been 'egged on' to commit to his plan for £45 billion of unfunded tax cuts

Wales Online · Oct 1, 2022

Truss tells Tory rebels ‘there is no option but to change’

PM rejects calls to sack Kwasi Kwarteng over mini-Budget turmoil saying he is doing an ‘excellent job’.

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022