Nadine Dorries calls on Liz Truss to hold a general election ‘If Liz wants a whole new mandate, she must take to the country’, ex-culture secretary says The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022
This endless Tory chaos is now starting to wear very thin for the country One of the axioms of communication is that nobody ever had a communication problem who didn’t have a real problem. Liz Truss and her diminishing band of supporters have been trying to argue that her political problems are really just flaws in presentation but they are kidding themselves. The mood… Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2022
The political time bombs ticking for Truss and Kwarteng Despite the screeching U-turn on income tax, the PM still needs to regain the confidence of her backbenchers The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022
The UK scraps a proposed tax cut for the wealthy that sparked market turmoil The tax cut was part of a package of unfunded cuts unveiled only days ago that sent the pound to record lows and was widely seen as politically toxic. WEKU · Oct 3, 2022
Nadine Dorries says Liz Truss 'must' hold General Election during Tory conference NADINE Dorries has become the most high-profile Tory politician to call for a General Election, challenging the Prime Minister to win a “whole new… The National (Scotland) · Oct 3, 2022
Tories have made UK ‘laughing stock’, says donor defecting to Labour Truss and Kwarteng are ‘zealots’ practising ‘GCSE economics’, says Gareth Quarry The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022
Timeline: How Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s 45p tax policy spectacularly fell apart The policy was being defended by the government as recently as 24 hours before it collapsed The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022
‘Imagine losing £65bn and keeping your job’: Twitter reacts to tax U-turn Social media awash with people poking fun at PM, chancellor, and others who backed cut to 45p tax rate The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022
Scottish Greens plan to revamp defence policy after Russian invasion of Ukraine EXCLUSIVE: Green MSP Ross Greer is leading on proposals to change his party's defence policy Daily Record · Oct 3, 2022
'I was very clear': Truss adviser insists he DID warn her about mini-budget risks LIZ Truss’s own external economics adviser has insisted he warned her and the Chancellor about the risks of their mini-budget after Kwasi Kwarteng… The National (Scotland) · Oct 3, 2022
Tax U-turn ‘does not draw line’ under Tory backbench anger over Kwarteng budget Spending on welfare benefits and public services is next battleground, predicts former minister The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022
Stacey Solomon makes 'lovely' Liz Truss admission The Loose Women panelist has vented her frustrations with British politics Liverpool Echo · Oct 3, 2022
It’s Yom Kippur — so here are my sincere promises to Her Upstairs You’ve probably noticed quite a lot’s been going on since my last column (it was roughly a hundred years ago, back in early September): Liz Truss became PM and the Queen died, there have been natural disasters and ongoing wars and it seems like our economy’s dissolving like an overdunked… Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2022
King’s COP27 climate summit speech mysteriously cancelled The King will no longer be attending COP27 – likely under the advice of the United Kingdom's new Prime Minister Liz Truss. The New Daily · Oct 3, 2022
Daily Mirror · Oct 3, 2022 What Tories' 45p income tax U-turn means for you - check our cash calculator Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has scrapped plans to ditch the highest rate of income tax after just 10 days after national outcry, but is keeping basic rate tax cuts for lower earners
Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2022 A sombre start at Tory Conference first night parties Parties on the first night of Tory conference were more muted than in previous years.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 3, 2022 Martin Lewis pans 'nonsense’ UK Government tweet on tax cuts FINANCE expert Martin Lewis has slammed a UK Government tweet which claimed first time buyers in London could save over £12,000 as “nonsense”.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022 Truss U-turned on tax cuts for the super-rich – now she can axe the rest of her disastrous budget If the PM and Kwasi Kwarteng want to stem public fury, they must go further, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2022 Tory rebel Grant Shapps says Liz Truss has admitted that she rushed into tax cut Tory rebel Grant Shapps insisted on Monday that he did not want Liz Truss to be toppled as Prime Minister after the humiliating U-turn over the top rate of tax.
Daily Mirror · Oct 3, 2022 Tory Penny Mordaunt says 'our comms is s***' and can't promise Truss will last two years Penny Mordaunt earned the dubious honour of being the last minister to publicly defend Liz Truss's tax cuts for the rich - saying 'our policies are great, but our comms is s***!'
The Conversation · Oct 3, 2022 Is Scotland’s media ready for the next independence referendum? Amid some of the most challenging political and economic circumstances for decades, another even greater disruption to people in one part of the UK could be upon us soon. Liz Truss may have dismissed Scotland’s democratically elected leader as an “attention seeker”, but Nicola Sturgeon continues to claim she is…
The National (Scotland) · Oct 3, 2022 Pro-Tory blog founder says Liz Truss's leadership could be 'doomed' THE founder of a pro-Tory blog has said Liz Truss’s leadership is “doomed” if she does not “correct course” as he tore into the UK…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022 Kwarteng’s tax U-turn was inevitable – and he has already done damage Chancellor’s reversal shattered his reputation and did unnecessary harm to an already weak UK economy
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022 Why has Russia invaded Ukraine and what does Putin want? Vladimir Putin’s military assault has been raging for months killing thousands of Ukrainians and destroying the country
The National (Scotland) · Oct 3, 2022 'He has to go': Scottish Greens and SNP slam Chancellor's dramatic U-turn THE Scottish Greens have said that Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng “has no option but to go” following a U-turn on his plan to scrap the 45p tax rate…