Starmer quotes famous Kinnock put-down in attack on Tories’ ‘grotesque chaos’ The Labour has accused Prime Minister Liz Truss of clinging to power. The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022
Liz Truss news – live: Jeremy Hunt says PM went ‘too far, too fast’ on tax cuts New chancellor said his focus was ‘on growth underpinned by stability’ The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022
UK's shortest serving prime ministers ranked as Liz Truss in danger of topping them all The current holder of the dubious honour is George Canning, who was in office for just 119 days before dying of tuberculosis - but Truss has a long way to go to pass him Daily Mirror · Oct 15, 2022
Humiliated Kwasi Kwarteng was flying 36,000ft over Atlantic when Liz Truss sacked him The humiliated former Chancellor had been in Washington DC when he was ordered back to the UK, but he'd already been given the boot before his plane landed - not that he knew that Daily Mirror · Oct 15, 2022
Liz Truss ‘clinging to power’ amid ‘grotesque chaos’ of Kwarteng sacking, Starmer says Labour leader says to expect ‘laughable excuses’ from ailing PM The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022
Tory prime ministers have ‘collectively got us into this mess’, says Ian Blackford THE SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford has said Tory prime ministers since 2010 have “collectively got us into this mess”, after… The National (Scotland) · Oct 15, 2022
Jeremy Hunt says taxes will rise as he gets 'clean slate' on disastrous mini-budget 'Difficult decisions' will be made in the coming months, according to the new chancellor Manchester Evening News · Oct 15, 2022
Tory prime ministers have ‘collectively got us into this mess’ – Blackford Liz Truss should not be in office ‘one day longer’, the SNP’s Westminster leader has said. The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022
Miriam Margolyes swears live on air about chancellor Jeremy Hunt Actor, 81, told BBC’s Today programme she wished him luck in his new job but wanted to say ‘Fuck you, bastard’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022
New UK Treasury chief: Mistakes were made, tax rises coming Britain’s new Treasury chief has acknowledged mistakes made by his predecessor and suggested that he may reverse much of Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss’ tax-cutting plans, in order to bring stability to the country after weeks of economic and political turbulence The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022
Therese Raphael: Liz Truss is still in office, but no longer in power Kwasi Kwarteng may have cut a large figure, but he proved to be the proverbial bull in a china shop as Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was repeatedly wrong, but never in doubt. His central conceit was that trust — whether from his party, the public or markets —… Tribune News Service · Oct 15, 2022
Jeremy Hunt: Who is new chancellor and former health secretary? The new chancellor signalled he will have a ‘clean slate’ when it comes to the mini-Budget The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022
British PM fights for her job LONDON: Britain’s new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday some taxes would go up and tough spending decisions were needed, signalling further reversals from Prime Minister Liz Truss as she battles to keep her job just over a month into her term. Bangkok Post · Oct 15, 2022
SNP accuse Liz Truss of misleading Parliament over spending cuts THE SNP have accused Liz Truss of misleading Parliament after the Prime Minister backtracked on her commitment to ruling out any cuts to public… The National (Scotland) · Oct 15, 2022
Al Jazeera · Oct 15, 2022 New UK chancellor admits ‘mistakes’, warns of tax hikes Jeremy Hunt warns of tax hikes, saying ‘very difficult decisions ahead’, as Prime Minister Liz Truss faces a backlash.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022 Jeremy Hunt says difficult decisions ahead after Truss ‘mistakes’ New chancellor vows to be ‘completely honest with country’ amid rumours PM has only weeks left in role
Liverpool Echo · Oct 15, 2022 Miriam Margolyes a 'national treasure' after Jeremy Hunt 'f*** you' on BBC radio The actress shared her x-rated thoughts on new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 15, 2022 New UK Finance Minister Warns Some Taxes Will Rise in Sign of New U-turn Britain's new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that some taxes will have to go up, signaling another abrupt policy U-turn by Prime Minister Liz Truss who is battling to save her leadership just over a month into her term. In an attempt to appease financial markets that have…
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022 Odds for Liz Truss to leave No 10 before the end of the year slashed The future of Ms Truss’s leadership appears precarious - and the bookies agree
Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2022 Jeremy Hunt: Kwarteng made ‘two mistakes’ but PM’s growth plan the right one Jeremy Hunt rebuked the ‘mistakes’ of the Liz Truss administration in his first interview since taking the job
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022 ‘It feels like game over’: Truss struggles for authority as Tories plot her demise Her MPs know that just as Boris Johnson shredded the image of Conservative integrity, she has done it for economic competence
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022 Jeremy Hunt says taxes will rise and ‘difficult’ cuts are needed after mini-Budget ‘mistakes’ Also refused to commit to PM’s pledged 1p cut in income tax and to raise defence spending to 3 per cent
Manchester Evening News · Oct 15, 2022 Three hour blackouts and midnight washes - what energy rationing could look like this winter Britain hasn't had energy rationing since the 1970s - so what could it look like today?
Daily Mirror · Oct 15, 2022 Scrambling Jeremy Hunt says Truss government made mistakes - and some taxes WILL rise Jeremy Hunt, who replaced sacked Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor on Friday, said in his first interview in the role "mistakes had been made" and warned of a challenging situation to come
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022 Jeremy Hunt says mistakes made and taxes set to rise as Bank warns of ‘strong response’ to inflation – as it happened Chancellor says ‘difficult decisions’ ahead with some departments needing to find savings and some taxes set to rise