The Latest Breaking News from Kwasi Kwarteng

Ofgem to investigate Drax compliance with biomass reporting rules

Regulator expected to examine whether sustainability reports on sourcing of wood pellets meet renewables subsidy criteria

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023

Liz Truss ‘planning knighthoods and other awards for up to dozen allies’

Supporters who helped orchestrate former prime minister’s leadership bid reportedly among those put forward

The Independent UK · May 27, 2023

Kwasi Kwarteng STILL not sorry for Budget misery he caused - as he's 'looking forward'

Mr Kwarteng, who was sacked by Liz Truss as she desperately tried to stay in Downing Street in October last year, sparked chaos by announcing a wave of tax cuts which spooked the markets.

Daily Mirror · May 17, 2023

Keir Starmer skewers Rishi Sunak over pool heating bills as 2 MILLION face mortgage misery

Floundering Rishi Sunak came under fire over the impact of Kwasi Kwarteng's disastrous economic meddling last year, with 850,000 paying higher mortgage rates and a further 930,000 facing the same fate by the end of the year

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2023

Understanding of Civil Service impartiality has ‘corroded’, says former mandarin

A panel of former senior civil servants criticised Kwasi Kwarteng’s dismissal of the top Treasury official at the start of his time as chancellor.

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

Truss and Kwarteng sacking of top civil servants ‘damaged government’

Instant removal of Treasury’s permanent secretary potentially worsened mini-budget crisis, parliamentary committee hears

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023

Crack-Up Capitalism by Quinn Slobodian review – the economic anarchy of Liz Truss’s dreams

This timely and important study of investment zones exposes the limitations of the experiments favoured by free-market fanatics

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023

Kwasi Kwarteng ‘hasn’t ruled out’ return to cabinet despite crashing economy with mini-Budget

Former chancellor said it was a ‘great privilege’ to serve in government as he keeps the door open for a return

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

Are there brighter prospects than at the last IMF meetings? Only just

October saw the UK chancellor in the dock. Now the US’s Yellen will face flak over green subsidies and banking security

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2023

There’s still hope yet for struggling historic TV studio, say staff

“Theatre will always prevail,” says the director of Riverside Studios

Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2023