Stormont spending beyond their budget "unacceptable", Chris Heaton-Harris says "The Government has provided the Northern Ireland Executive with substantial additional funding through the Barnett formula" Belfast Live · Oct 11, 2022
Pound falls sharply against dollar after Bank confirms bond-buying end date Sterling falls more than a cent to below $1.10 after Andrew Bailey tells pension firms they have ‘got to get this done’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022
Dead-eyed AI robot Ai-Da sets the bar high for Truss and Kwarteng A robot addressing a Lords committee evinced a clarity and personality all too lacking at the top of the Tory party The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022
No 10 reviews Kwarteng’s mini-Budget measures following market turmoil Exclusive: Staffers told to undertake line-by-line scrutiny to see if changes are needed The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022
UK to designate China a ‘threat’ in hawkish foreign policy shift Redesignation will bring UK’s official position towards Beijing close to its stance on Russia The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022
Pressure mounts on Truss and Kwarteng over economic plans Senior Tories warned the Chancellor of further turmoil if he does not get the support of MPs for his fiscal measures. The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022
If the Tories U-turn on no-fault evictions, they’ll be guaranteeing misery for renters Britain’s housing market feels like it’s stuck in the 19th century. Keeping cruel section 21 legislation will make it worse, says author Daniel Lavelle The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022
King Charles must lead by example on climate crisis Letters: Dr Rhian Barrance says we need climate leaders who can be honest about the actions required to tackle the climate emergency. Plus letters from Jo Inge Svendsen and Trevor Jones The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022
We have no great expectations of Liz Truss Letters: Sheila Cross agrees with Michael Rosen that social conditions now appear Dickensian, while Peter Riddle warns of real turbulence and Dr Neil Denby wonders why the wealthy always need carrots The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon is right – the Tories’ cruel policies are truly detestable Letters: Alastair McLeish sees no reason why the SNP leader should even try to be polite about the Conservative party. Plus a letter from Prof Gary Craig The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022
G7 vows to hold Vladimir Putin to account for ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine Liz Truss and allies condemned Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities. The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022
All you need to know from day one of Supreme Court independence referendum hearing Two days of legal arguments in London will decide if Nicola Sturgeon can proceed with her plan to hold an IndyRef2 next year. Daily Record · Oct 11, 2022
We asked Liz Truss why she's not called Mark Drakeford since becoming Prime Minister Every other recent Prime Minister has called Wales' leader on the day they took office and even King Charles managed to ring devolved leaders within 24 hours of his mother dying Wales Online · Oct 11, 2022
Boris Johnson sets up limited company for post-PM work Ex-Tory leader entitled to £115,000 a year in public funding for office The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022
Edinburgh Live · Oct 11, 2022 DWP Universal Credit claimants in Scotland could be '£290 worse off' next year Households in Scotland claiming Universal Credit could be almost £300 worse off in real terms next year if the UK Government does not commit to increasing the benefit in line with inflation
Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2022 Bank of England intervenes again, warning of “material risk to UK financial stability” Duncan Weldon’s excellent book, Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through, an economic history of Britain from the Industrial Revolution up to the pandemic, almost had a different title: “I wouldn’t start from here”, based on the old joke about the tourist asking for directions.
Daily Mirror · Oct 11, 2022 What are no-fault evictions and why could they be allowed to continue? Liz Truss' government has been accused of 'betraying' renters after it was revealed there could be a U-turn on the ban of no-fault evictions during the cost of living crisis
Wales Online · Oct 11, 2022 Liz Truss takes coins from people's homes in new video game The PM is pursued by Sir Keir Starmer, Michael Gove and others in In Liz We Trust?
Daily Mirror · Oct 11, 2022 How Universal Credit cut would affect your payments as 8,000 hit in Liz Truss's seat Liz Truss is still weighing up whether to raise benefits by earnings instead of inflation - which would be a real-terms cut. We've crunched the latest numbers on how it could affect you in April 2022
Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2022 No return to austerity under Liz Truss despite budget shortfalls, says Downing Street The Prime Minister also remained ‘committed’ to the growth measures set out in the Chancellor’s mini-budget, her official spokesman said
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022 Plans to cut affordable homes threaten to make countryside ‘millionaires’ playground’ Review could cut by 20 per cent number of cheaper homes developers must build
Daily Record · Oct 11, 2022 Older people urged not to unplug or return personal alarm units to save money on energy bills It costs just £4.54 a year to keep a potential life-saving alarm unit plugged in.
Daily Record · Oct 11, 2022 Protesters at Supreme Court call for 'people not judges' to decide if IndyRef2 goes ahead Several members of the Radical Independence Campaign travelled south to protest outside the Supreme Court in London.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 11, 2022 UK Supreme Court urged to rule on Scottish independence referendum The UK Supreme Court was on Tuesday urged to rule on the legality of Scottish moves to hold a new referendum on independence next year without the consent of the government in London.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022 Tories, if you want growth, growth, growth, legalise marijuana – and slap a hefty sin tax on it Suella Braverman wants to make cannabis a class A drug, just as other countries are taking a liberal approach, writes Arwa Mahdawi