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UK leader in peril after Treasury chief axes 'Trussonomics'

New U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt has reversed most of an economic package announced by the government just weeks ago, including a planned cut in income taxes

The Independent UK

Sign of ‘badly broken UK politics’ that Truss has not resigned, says Sturgeon

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the scrapping of most of the Prime Minister’s financial policies on Monday.

The Independent UK

Hunt tears up mini-budget as Truss dodges questions

I’m not sure how much I ever bought the old adage that 90 per cent of success is about showing up. But when you are the prime minister, you have sacked your chancellor of 38 days and his replacement has just gone on television to repudiate your mini-budget and entire…

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How Tories could replace Liz Truss as MPs call for her to resign

The Prime Minister's authority has evaporated among her own MPs after she was forced to sack her Chancellor and ditch her economic plans.

Daily Record

Scotland right not to copy says Sturgeon as Hunt scraps Kwarteng’s tax cuts

The First Minister tweeted in response to the new Chancellor’s emergency announcement.

The Independent UK

If they want to avoid a shattering election loss, the Tories could do this

The Conservative Party is now treating the office of Prime Minister like a game of pinata at a children’s party. One child after another comes up to the package and smashes it with a stick. Eventually, every child gets a go. Little more than a month after the party made…

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt: Who is new chancellor and former health secretary?

Treasury chief has signalled he will have a ‘clean slate’ when it comes to re-examining Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-Budget, which spooked global financial markets and piled pressure on Liz Truss

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Scottish Tory panic as Liz Truss has 'days' to turn situation around

PRIME Minister Liz Truss has just “days” to turn her situation around if she is to stay in power at Number 10, a senior figure in the party in…

The National (Scotland)

Tory MSP warns Liz Truss she has 'days' to turn situation around amid party 'civil war'

Liz Smith, finance and economy spokeswoman for the Scottish Conservatives at Holyrood, said the Prime Minister Truss was "in an extremely difficult position".

Daily Record

Liz Truss has ‘days left to turn this round’, warns senior Scottish Tory

Liz Smith, the Scottish Conservative finance spokeswoman, said the Prime Minister is in ‘an extremely difficult position’.

The Independent UK

How the Conservatives could get rid of Liz Truss

Three Tory MPs have already called for the Prime Minister's resignation

Wales Online

How could the Tories get rid of Liz Truss?

Her U-turns have seemingly done little to quash growing disquiet within the party.

The Independent UK

Turbulent times for Truss as Tories plot mutiny against UK leader

When Liz Truss was running to lead Britain this summer, an ally predicted her first weeks in office would be turbulent.

France 24

BBC Antiques Roadshow viewers horrified by Margaret Thatcher teapot and it was worth a surprising amount

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The Independent UK

UK leader Liz Truss goes from triumph to trouble in 6 weeks

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has only been in office for six weeks

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New UK Treasury chief insists Truss retains control

The new U.K. Treasury chief has insisted that Prime Minister Liz Truss retains control of her government despite having to roll back her signature economic policies weeks into her premiership

Tribune News Service

Truss’ desperate bid to save UK premiership lands her in more trouble

Boxed in by market turmoil and a mutinous Conservative Party, British Prime Minister Liz Truss was left with two cards to play: hitting reset on her economic plan, and firing her friend and finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng.

The Independent UK

New UK Treasury chief: Mistakes were made, tax rises coming

Britain’s new Treasury chief has acknowledged mistakes made by his predecessor and suggested that he may reverse much of Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss’ tax-cutting plans, in order to bring stability to the country after weeks of economic and political turbulence

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Reason

Liz Truss Is Flailing, Politically and Economically

The British Conservative Party can’t figure out what it wants.

Reuters

Jeremy Hunt brought in from the cold to be UK's new finance minister

Jeremy Hunt was named Britain's new finance minister on Friday, the latest senior ministerial role for the self-proclaimed entrepreneur regarded by many in his Conservative Party as a safe pair of hands but whose days in top jobs had seemed over.

Reuters

UK's Truss sacrifices close friend Kwarteng over unloved fiscal plan

He was one of her closest friends and supporters, but Prime Minister Liz Truss sacked Britain's first Black finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng just 38 days into the job.

France 24

UK PM Truss U-turns on mini budget, raises corporation tax and names Hunt finance minister

Embattled UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has appointed Jeremy Hunt to replace Kwasi Kwarteng as Finance Minister on Friday, while also ditching the cut in corporation tax in a major U-turn to her mini-budget announced just last month triggering major market turmoil.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss’s Tories slump below 20% in bombshell poll

Staggering 34-point lead for Labour would deliver landslide for Keir Starmer

Wales Online

Gary Lineker criticises Home Office over treatment of 26-year old refugee he hosted

Lineker too in a 26-year old man who had been caught up in a military coup

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker criticises Home Office treatment of refugee he hosted

It comes after Lineker was found to have breached the BBC’s impartiality rules over a tweet he posted in February.

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