The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Liz Truss defends 'controversial and difficult decisions' in first public interview since mini-budget announcement

The PM is touring local BBC radio stations this morning - including Bristol

Bristol Post · Sep 29, 2022

Liz Truss admits her Budget gives ‘disproportionate’ gains to rich, but insists it is ‘right plan’

PM forced to deny she has inflicted ‘Robin Hood in reverse’ policy on country

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Liz Truss FINALLY breaks silence after budget turmoil and says it's 'right for the country'

The Prime Minister refused to accept she was wrong after borrowing £72bn in one year alone to fund tax cuts, sparking turmoil and a £65bn Bank of England bailout

Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022

Liz Truss government ‘undercutting’ economic institutions, says ex-Bank of England governor

Mark Carney says mini-Budget measures ‘working at some cross-purposes’ with central bank

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

OBR: we offered to update forecasts in time for ‘mini-budget’ – as it happened

Watchdog said it was ready to supply information, but was not asked to do so by Kwasi Kwarteng

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022

Prime Minister Liz Truss to appear on local radio stations - including Bristol

Many are asking when she will call a general election, while others don't want interviewers to "give her an easy ride"

Bristol Post · Sep 29, 2022

What the papers say – September 29

The Thursday papers focus on emergency government bond-buying in response to the mini-Budget.

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Thursday briefing: Tehran faces a season of dissent - and the Bank of England acts in the UK

In today’s newsletter: Extraordinary protests have lit up Iran after a Kurdish woman died in police custody. Chowra Makaremi walks us through what it all means – and if this could be how the country’s theocracy ends

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022

Has calorie labelling on menus done more harm than good?

Amid reports that the government may do away with part of its obesity strategy, Saman Javed explores whether it has had any impact

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Challenging 'orthodoxy,' Kwarteng clings on after UK market rout

As new British finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng hoped to take down finance ministry groupthink that he and new Prime Minister Liz Truss saw as holding Britain back.

Reuters · Sep 29, 2022