The Latest Breaking News from Paul Johnson

Pound plummets as Kwasi Kwarteng sets out biggest raft of tax cuts for 50 years

The Chancellor abolished the top rate of income tax for the highest earners.

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Martin Lewis 'staggered' and 'worried' by Chancellor's mini-budget

Tax cuts are 'central' to the plan

Nottingham Post · Sep 23, 2022

Kwarteng package has ‘biggest tax cuts since 1972’, says leading economist

‘It is half a century since we have seen tax cuts announced on this scale,’ according to Paul Johnson, director of the IFS .

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Family of missing Scots grandad 'still looking for answers' one year on from disappearance

Paul Johnson, now 75, vanished from St Andrews in Fife one year ago today. His distraught family say they are still looking for answers.

Daily Record · Sep 15, 2022

When is Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget and what will be in it for you?

Liz Truss's Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will deliver a 'fiscal event' this Friday - with tax cuts, freeports on steroids and the end of a bankers' bonus cap all on the cards

Daily Mirror · Sep 14, 2022

Kwarteng plan to boost growth ‘could take decade to achieve target’

Expected ‘sugar rush’ of tax cuts could knock growth off track by forcing up inflation and interest rates, economists warn

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

Find ‘something better’ than energy price freeze set to cost £150bn, Liz Truss told

‘This could turn out to be the biggest single fiscal announcement in my lifetime’, IFS chief warns

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022

Liz Truss energy bills cap will fail to protect poorest, say thinktanks

Wealthy households with big bills will be among those to benefit most from ‘very poorly targeted’ package

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022

Liz Truss planning to freeze energy bills at £2,500 - what it means for you and your family

What to expect in the coming days, months and years

Wales Online · Sep 6, 2022

Liz Truss wins race to be the next prime minister

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? was like nothing that came before. It became a cultural phenomenon in part because its host, Chris Tarrant, was a master of suspense and blokey repartee. But mostly because of the sheer amount of money on offer.

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2022