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The Latest Breaking News from Kwasi Kwarteng

UK economic strategy is ‘cautionary tale’, says top Joe Biden official

‘We’re pursuing a different strategy’, says US commerce secretary

The Independent UK

What Liz Truss said to every BBC radio station during car crash round of interviews

The Prime Minister attempted to address concerns surrounding her mini budget in the House of Commons last week.

Daily Record

Liz Truss defends mini-budget and economic plans despite market turmoil and Bank of England intervention

'I don't accept the premise of the question' - embattled PM gets tough questions as she does BBC local radio interviews

Birmingham Post

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House sales COLLAPSE after banks pull mortgage offers - as market meltdown continues

North Wales estate agent Ian Wyn-Jones has warned how mortgage offers are now being pulled, as the market was left spooked this week following the Mini-Budget delivered by Kwasi Kwarteng

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss breaks silence on mini-budget and economic turmoil

"We had to take urgent action to get our economy growing"

Wales Online

Liz Truss defends 'controversial and difficult decisions' in first public interview since mini-budget announcement

The PM is touring local BBC radio stations this morning - including Bristol

Bristol Post

Liz Truss admits her Budget gives ‘disproportionate’ gains to rich, but insists it is ‘right plan’

PM forced to deny she has inflicted ‘Robin Hood in reverse’ policy on country

The Independent UK

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Liz Truss FINALLY breaks silence after budget turmoil and says it's 'right for the country'

The Prime Minister refused to accept she was wrong after borrowing £72bn in one year alone to fund tax cuts, sparking turmoil and a £65bn Bank of England bailout

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng have ‘fixed energy crisis’, claims minister

Treasury minister Chris Philp also points finger at Vladimir Putin for rising interest rates

The Independent UK

London politics LIVE: Poll gives Labour 33-point lead over Tories as Kwasi Kwarteng calls for unity amid mini-Budget backlash

In a message to Tory MPs, the Chancellor wrote: ‘I understand your concern. We are one team and need to remain focused.’

Evening Standard

Mark Carney accuses Truss government of undermining Bank of England

Former governor’s comments come after central bank forced into £65bn intervention to avert financial crisis

The Guardian - UK

Tories threaten to cut benefits and the state to pay for tax cuts for the rich

As post-mini-Budget chaos engulfs Britain, Treasury minister Chris Philp refused to rule out a real-terms cut to DWP Universal Credit, asked for 'efficiency savings' and said 'I'm not going to apologise'

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss government ‘undercutting’ economic institutions, says ex-Bank of England governor

Mark Carney says mini-Budget measures ‘working at some cross-purposes’ with central bank

The Independent UK

Liz Truss defends Budget but stops short of guaranteeing people’s pensions are safe

Former Chancellor Ken Clarke accused Kwasi Kwarteng of having ‘rushed out’ his fiscal statement last Friday

Evening Standard

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Bristol Post

Prime Minister Liz Truss to appear on local radio stations - including Bristol

Many are asking when she will call a general election, while others don't want interviewers to "give her an easy ride"

The Independent UK

Pound slips again in Asia trading after rallying due to Bank of England intervention

Economists say BoE addressed symptom and not cause with intervention

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Tehran faces a season of dissent - and the Bank of England acts in the UK

In today’s newsletter: Extraordinary protests have lit up Iran after a Kurdish woman died in police custody. Chowra Makaremi walks us through what it all means – and if this could be how the country’s theocracy ends

Reuters

Challenging 'orthodoxy,' Kwarteng clings on after UK market rout

As new British finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng hoped to take down finance ministry groupthink that he and new Prime Minister Liz Truss saw as holding Britain back.

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The Guardian - UK

Who can argue now that Keir Starmer’s approach is not working?

The Labour leader has responded to Kwarteng’s gift with a textbook illustration of why thought and judgment count, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Wales Online

Mini-budget to pile on debt interest, warns Tony Blair Institute

Kwasi Kwarteng’s growth plan included £45bn of tax cuts

Daily Record

Truss and Kwarteng take just five days to show Tories can't be trusted with our money

Record View says the Chancellor should be sacked immediately if the economy is to survive another pummelling after he gambled with all our futures.

Benzinga

Ray Dalio Says UK Operating 'Like An Emerging Country,' Spending Plan 'Suggests Incompetence'

The rout in the financial market resulting from the U.K. government’s spending plan “suggests incompetence,” billionaire investor and founder of Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, said in a series of tweets.

The Independent UK

London renters in leakiest homes face £1,000 premium on energy bills

Exclusive: Sadiq Khan demands rent freeze, as new research shows tenants in most poorly-insulated homes will pay extra £947 a year

The Independent UK

Inevitable Conservatives will lose next election, says former Tory MSP

Adam Tomkins who was a Tory MSP between 2016 and 2021 said it was time for the party to be in opposition after this week’s economic turmoil.

Wales Online

Welsh Secretary urges 'calm' in face of turmoil sparked by mini-budget

Robert Buckland stood by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s plans during an interview with ITV Wales

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