Digested week: Liz Truss emerges after disastrous mini-budget with little to say While the British PM was choosing her words carefully, politicians in France were letting their clothes do the talking The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022
Top Tory bizarrely claims mini-Budget 'so detailed' it couldn't be assessed by watchdog Treasury Minister Andrew Griffith suggested the Office for Budget Responsibility would have struggled to get through the 40-page document in time - directly contradicting the watchdog Daily Mirror · Sep 30, 2022
First Thing: ‘catastrophic’ damage in Florida as Hurricane Ian heads to South Carolina Biden says storm could be deadliest in state’s history as it regains strength and heads for South Carolina. Plus, meet Uganda’s first female pro cyclist The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022
Liverpool mortgage broker warns 'don't bury your head in the sand' Chris Costello of CRC Mortgages thinks the fiscal changes the Tories are bringing in are 'counterproductive' Liverpool Echo · Sep 30, 2022
French minister criticises Liz Truss for provoking UK economic disaster France's Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday that he was worried by the financial turbulence in Britain, criticising Prime Minister Liz Truss's economic policies for causing a "disaster" of high borrowing rates for her country. Radio France Internationale · Sep 30, 2022
What does inflation mean for you? Cost of living crisis continues to bite as energy bills, fuel and food prices climb The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022
No honeymoon for Truss, as poll gives thumbs-down to PM in first month in office Exclusive: Voters would rather have Rishi Sunak or Boris Johnson in 10 Downing Street, survey finds The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022
Truss made clear her intention to cut taxes during leadership bid, says minister The UK Government has spent this week grappling with the economic and political fallout from announcements in the mini-budget. The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022
UK's PM: Putin Cannot Alter International Borders Using 'Brute Force' Britain will never accept the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia as "anything other than Ukrainian territory" Prime Minister Liz Truss said, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin was violating international law. "Putin cannot be allowed to alter international borders using brute force. Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 30, 2022
Treasury minister claims OBR could not have assessed mini-budget in time Andrew Griffith contradicts finance watchdog, saying plans too ‘chunky’ to assess before publication The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022
Truss condemns Putin’s ‘illegal’ plans to annex Ukrainian regions The Russian leader is preparing to annex four Ukrainian regions into Russia, amid international outcry. The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022
Struggling nan who can't afford heating says she'll buy Christmas gifts at Poundland Willenhall's Marianne Kiely, 59, is worried about the rising cost of gas and electricity as she fears she will have barely any money left to treat her grandchildren at Christmas Daily Mirror · Sep 30, 2022
Cleverly and Sefcovic to talk amid row over Northern Ireland Protocol The European Commission vice president has led talks between the EU and the UK over the Northern Ireland Protocol. The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022
How Kwasi Kwarteng’s budget damaged the economy and what will happen now Policy Correspondent Jon Stone unpacks how unfunded tax cuts pulled the rug out from under the UK economy The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022
The National (Scotland) · Sep 30, 2022 PM and Chancellor to meet budget watchdog boss as market turmoil continues THE embattled Prime Minister and her Chancellor will meet with the head of the Office of Budget Responsibility on Friday, in the latest effort by…
Daily Record · Sep 30, 2022 Scots Tory secretary claims Liz Truss's tax cuts are 'small' as he takes swipe at the BBC Since the Chancellor's mini budget on Friday the economy has tanked due to the unfunded tax cuts which run into the tens of billions.
Manchester Evening News · Sep 30, 2022 Liz Truss to hold emergency talks with budget watchdog amid market turmoil The Prime Minister and the Chancellor will meet with the head of the Office of Budget Responsibility today
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022 Treasury to delay publishing OBR forecast by six weeks after 7 October delivery – as it happened Budget watchdog to give assessment of fiscal plans next week but public will have to wait until chancellor’s November statement
ABC News · Sep 30, 2022 The week that was for Prime Minister Liz Truss and the UK economy The UK's economy is in dire straits just three weeks after Prime Minister Liz Truss took up the top job. But it was last Friday's so-called "mini-budget" which has led to a mega drama.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 30, 2022 Liz Truss plots to reduce benefits to help fund tax cuts for the rich THE Tory government is set to cut benefits in real terms in order to fund tax cuts for the rich, according to reports.
Wales Online · Sep 30, 2022 Truss faces general election debate as petition hits 145,000 signatures Labour surges ahead with a 33-point lead over Tories. This means Labour would win by a landslide if a general election was called tomorrow.
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022 Liz did it, Charles did it, lots of celebs have done it: Why don’t we care about the awfulness of adultery any more? Cheating will always be a gut-wrenchingly awful thing to do. Yet we seem more relaxed than ever when the great and good have done it. Oliver Keens asks: has our morality changed or are we just too deferential, confused or downright hypocritical to discuss it any more?
Daily Record · Sep 30, 2022 Tory minister laughed at during TV debate as he attempts to defend Liz Truss Paul Scully was laughed at during BBC's Question Time on Thursday evening when an audience member asked about the current economic crisis following the Chancellor's fiscal statement last Friday.
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022 'Big impact': UK economic chaos, pound plunge hit businesses The British government’s economic stimulus plan is designed to help people and businesses by cutting taxes and growing the economy
Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2022 FTSE 100 Live: Pound tanks after Kwarteng meets with OBR The pound fell 1.5% against the dollar to $1.10 after Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng met with the head of the UK’s Budget watchdog, Richard Hughes.