Kwasi Kwarteng’s 3 most disastrous moments as chancellor
The ‘mini-budget’ and more
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Kwasi Kwarteng to be sacked, Times political editor reports
Liz Truss could be firing her chancellor less than six weeks into the job
Most shocking poll yet puts Tories on 19%
One estimate suggests the Tories would win less than 50 seats
Tory MPs tear into Liz Truss amid ‘devastating collapse of confidence’ in her leadership
“Something will need to happen as we can’t go on like this for over 2 years”.
Institute of Economic Affairs in car crash interview when asked to explain sources of funding
“Nobody can go on your website and see who funds your organisation”.
Must watch: Ian Lavery savages Liz Truss over derisory 72p pay rise offer for nurses
“Prime Minister claps don’t pay the bills and neither does a 72 pence pay rise”
Kwarteng seeks savings from aid budget to help offset cost of tax cuts that benefit the wealthy
‘Kwarteng is looking to save £5bn from Britain’s overseas aid budget as he tries desperately to convince investors he has a plan to reduce the country’s debt’
Deputy Prime Minister Therese Coffey in car crash interviews during media round leaving listeners stunned
“Therese Coffey is a truly dreadful communicator. Truss has surrounded herself with duds”.
Gordon Brown warns of ‘national uprising’ if benefits are cut
The former prime minister has warned of nationwide uprising if the government fails to increase benefits in line with inflation.
Full Fact: Liz Truss was not the first prime minister to attend a comprehensive school
The fact checkers concluded that the prime minister’s claim was incorrect.