The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Moody’s warns against Kwarteng’s ‘unfunded’ tax cuts after IMF intervention

Global ratings agency questions ‘credibility of government’s fiscal strategy’ in stinging statement

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

‘Even bankers need clean air’: Natural England chief warns Truss over threat to green rules

Tony Juniper urges government to ‘foster both economic and environmental growth’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022

Scottish Conservative MSPs accused of 'hypocrisy' for backing Liz Truss tax cuts

Several prominent Scots Tories were public supporters of Rishi Sunak - but have now embraced the tax cutting regime of Liz Truss.

Daily Record · Sep 28, 2022

Pound retreats again and FTSE tumbles after IMF’s stinging criticism of UK plans

Sterling fell back to 1.06 US dollars, having recovered to 1.08 US dollars on Tuesday after Monday’s bloodbath saw it reach an all-time low.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

Starmer urges Truss to rethink budget as IMF criticises tax plans

Labour leader accuses government of losing control of economy, branding budget a ‘self-inflicted’ problem

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022

IMF urges Kwasi Kwarteng to change course in extraordinary statement

THERE is international pressure on Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to change course following his mini budget announcement.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 28, 2022

Keir Starmer demands Tories respond to 'mess' of economy as Brits 'very, very worried'

The Labour leader said the Government needed to act following a 'very serious' warning from the International Monetary Fund about the Chancellor's tax cutting bonanza

Daily Mirror · Sep 28, 2022

Liz Truss must fix self-inflicted ‘mess’ after IMF warning, says Keir Starmer

Labour leader says his own mortgage payments have gone up by ‘few hundred pounds’ a month

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

Bank of England intervenes in bond market - as it happened

Bank’s emergency move brings relief to bond market, but fails to stabilise UK currency

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022

Wednesday briefing: Did Keir Starmer’s speech take advantage of perpetual Tory crisis?

In today’s newsletter: All the content of – and reaction to – Keir Starmer’s conference speech

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022