Ministers haven’t checked if low-tax investment zones will work, says Labour Lisa Nandy says government has no evidence to support growth claims The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022
Rees-Mogg, Coffey, and Hunt would lose seats in election, poll suggests Survey for TUC shows string of top Tory ministers in peril and opposition to removal of workers’ rights The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022
10 Tory Ministers would LOSE seats as voters reject Liz Truss's 'reckless' plans A mega-poll by Opinium shows the Tories are heading for electoral wipeout, with a whopping 219 of their MPs set to be ousted at the next election Daily Mirror · Oct 16, 2022
Who are the favourites to replace Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor? The runners and riders after his sacking There are a number of senior Tories that could take the top job at the Treasury Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2022
Who could Liz Truss choose to replace Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor? Jeremy Hunt, Nadhim Zahawi and Sajid Javid under consideration The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022
Plans to cut affordable homes threaten to make countryside ‘millionaires’ playground’ Review could cut by 20 per cent number of cheaper homes developers must build The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022
Levelling up secretary’s ‘planning reset’ could reopen Tory splits over housebuilding Exclusive: Simon Clarke hopes to win over blue wall Tories by ending new-home targets as well as green and affordability rules The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022
Liz Truss spoke as a PM in denial, watched by a party that knows she’s a failure The PM is plugging on while the Tory party implodes around her. Unfortunately, we’re about to feel the aftershocks, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022
‘Imagine losing £65bn and keeping your job’: Twitter reacts to tax U-turn Social media awash with people poking fun at PM, chancellor, and others who backed cut to 45p tax rate The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022
Why top Tory Michael Gove insists North East has 'bright future' despite becoming child poverty capital The former Levelling Up Secretary says the region has grappled with 'historic challenges' Chronicle Live · Oct 3, 2022
King Charles has ‘other priorities’ than climate now, says environment minister Mark Spencer says Prince William should attend Cop27 after Truss reportedly advised monarch not to attend The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022
Claims Truss banned King Charles from Cop27 climate change summit ‘simply not true’ - Cabinet Minister A decision was made "amicably between the Palace and the Government", Levelling Up Secretary Simon Clarke said Manchester Evening News · Oct 2, 2022
Battered and bruised, Merseyside can't pay the price of more Tory chaos With communities and public services at breaking point already, what this desperate government is planning is unthinkable, writes Liam Thorp Liverpool Echo · Oct 2, 2022
Liz Truss 'did not ban King Charles from Cop27' says Cabinet minister Had been claims Prime Minister raised objections to his attendance during audience with monarch last month Wales Online · Oct 2, 2022
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022 Minister denies Truss banned the King from Cop27 climate change summit Levelling Up Secretary Simon Clarke said the decision that Charles would not go to Egypt was ‘amicably’ agreed with Buckingham Palace.
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022 SNP says ‘worst yet to come’ under Truss premiership The Conservative Party conference opens on Sunday.
Daily Mirror · Oct 1, 2022 Liz Truss admits UK faces 'difficult winter' but DEFENDS 'disruptive' mini-budget The Prime Minister insists the Government was right to act to get the economy moving and to protect families from soaring energy bills despite the 'disruption' it's caused
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022 Devolved nations demand meeting with Kwasi Kwarteng over austerity fears Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ministers warn ‘huge gamble’ on tax breaks could mean major spending cuts
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022 Government wants to cut ‘very large welfare state’, says Truss cabinet ally Britons living in ‘fools’ paradise’ with state ‘extremely large’, says levelling up secretary
The National (Scotland) · Oct 1, 2022 Liz Truss's Tories plot return to austerity with 'no mandate whatsoever' LIZ Truss has been told she has “no mandate whatsoever” to impose a new wave of austerity in order to fund her sweeping tax cuts for the rich.
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022 Liz Truss admits UK faces economic ‘disruption’ because of mini-Budget Doing things differently means ‘disruption in short term’, says PM
Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2022 Kwasi Kwarteng: We had no choice but to do something different with economy Liz Truss has admitted the Government caused ‘disruption’ to the markets, but insisted they were right to act
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022 Kwarteng insists he had ‘no other choice’ but to do something different with economy Chancellor’s comments come as Liz Truss admits government caused ‘disruption’ of markets
Daily Mirror · Oct 1, 2022 Kwasi Kwarteng says he had to do 'something different' after causing budget chaos The Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has defended his mini-budget that sent the financial markets into a spin by saying he was left with "no other choice" and needed to do "something different"
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022 We had no choice but to do something different with economy, says Kwarteng Liz Truss has admitted the Government caused ‘disruption’ of the markets, but insisted they were right to act.