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Liz Truss on verge of major U-turn on real-terms benefits cut

Exclusive: Tory MPs warn PM she would lose vote on increasing benefits only in line with earnings rather than inflation

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022

Battersea power station: a giant that needs no grand gestures

Wilkinson Eyre’s restrained conversion of the London landmark embraces the bravura of the original design, while the new flats aren’t so successful

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022

This panic among the Tories is making Boris Johnson’s time look stable

U-turns are an inelegant but necessary manoeuvre on the erratic journey of politics. Tony Blair executed one on his pledge to hold a referendum on the EU constitution, deepening integration in the early 2000s, while George Osborne engaged his reverse gear as chancellor over benefit cuts to diffuse an internal…

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022

Keir Starmer can lock the imploding Tories out for a decade – if he gets the message right

Labour has a brief window to sear a narrative into the public’s mind, so the Conservatives are saddled with this crisis for years, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022

Don’t abandon levelling up agenda, Tory MPs warn Liz Truss

Economic crisis ‘risks further increasing North-South divide’, backbenchers say ahead of conference

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Bombshell polls throw massive question mark over Liz Truss’s future as PM

Tory meltdown after ‘unforced error’ Budget gifts Keir Starmer leads of up to 33 points

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

‘Return to austerity’: Almost £50bn of cuts needed to fund tax breaks for rich, economists warn

Huge ‘unforced error’ set to push Britain back to George Osborne-era cuts, says think tank

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Tuesday briefing: Three scenarios for the British economy after the pound slumps

In today’s newsletter: The Guardian’s special correspondent Heather Stewart talks us through the best, worst and most likely result of another chaotic day in the money markets

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022

Labour says Kwasi Kwarteng 'fanned flames' for pound's fall with fresh tax cut hints

The pound plunged to an all-time low against the US dollar this morning amid hammered market confidence over the Government's economic plans

Daily Mirror · Sep 26, 2022

Liz Truss and Kwarteng accused of ‘gambling with public’s money’ as pound plummets

Chancellor ‘fanned the flames’ for pound’s fall with hint of further unfunded tax cuts, says Labour

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022