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Liz Truss in agonising pause before trying to justify sacking her chancellor

LIZ Truss has attempted to justify sacking her chancellor – and closest political ally – in the dying days of her doomed premiership.

The National (Scotland)

Truss admits plan to scrap 45p top income tax rate was ‘bridge too far’

The former prime minister continued to defend her failed bid to boost growth in her first interview since stepping down.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss admits she didn’t understand ‘tinderbox’ pension problem prior to mini-Budget disaster

Former PM says she has no desire to return to No 10 and vows to keep pushing for tax cuts

The Independent UK

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Liz Truss: Five key things to watch out for as ex-PM gives first interview

Unrepentant former PM continues her comeback bid with online grilling

The Independent UK

Sunak will always listen to former PMs, says No10 after Truss intervention

Liz Truss defended her attempts to revive growth in her first detailed comments since she was forced out of No 10.

The Independent UK

If the Tories listen to the siren voice of 49-day Liz Truss they will be sunk

When a party falls to pieces, look out for the phase in which it starts to blame the world for its own flaws. In a 4,000-word essay in The Daily Telegraph that would have been funnier but no less absurd if it had been written by Lewis Carroll, the 49-day…

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock baffles followers by ironing a shirt on TikTok

‘The shirts have been a bit creased, so here goes’ Matt said

Evening Standard

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Liz Truss’s claim she was not warned about mini-budget risks ‘misleading’

Senior economists and ex-chancellor George Osborne round on former PM after she says Treasury officials raised no concerns

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss seems keen to make comeback, but is anyone else on board?

Former PM not trying to keep a low profile, but former allies have their own ambitions and few would risk a return

The Guardian - UK

Truss was right to argue for tax cuts, says ex-Tory chairman

The former prime minister has defended her policies as Rishi Sunak faces demands from some Conservative MPs to reduce the tax burden.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss blames downfall on 'left-wing economic establishment'

LIZ Truss has insisted she was never given a “realistic chance” to implement her radical tax-cutting agenda by her party and by a “powerful…

The National (Scotland)

Labour would not have 'got to the point' of keeping Nottinghamshire power stations going this winter

Ed Miliband was on a visit to Mansfield and spoke about the Government's step to keep two Nottinghamshire coal-fired power stations available this winter.

Nottingham Post

Liz Truss says tax cut plans were never given a chance and slams 'economic establishment'

The former prime minister has made her first detailed comments since the end of her tumultuous 49-day stint in the top job

Wales Online

Liz Truss: I was never given a chance - old

Ex-PM has blamed Tory opponents and a ‘powerful economic establishment’ for the failure of her radical tax cutting agenda.

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The Guardian - UK

Britain the only G7 economy forecast to shrink in 2023

IMF says UK economy is likely to contract 0.6% as rising interest rates and higher taxes take toll

The Guardian - UK

Hunt became chancellor after a Tory tax calamity. History suggests he’s doomed

Like Roy Jenkins and Kenneth Clarke before him, he can do little but tackle a crisis bequeathed to him by Conservative folly

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt to promote low-tax and private sector ‘retooling’ of industry

Chancellor also expected to tell markets that government spending will remain within strict limits

The Independent UK

Government refusal of £1.2bn cross-Channel energy project quashed by High Court

Aquind’s proposals for a new electricity link between the UK and France will have to be considered afresh by Business Secretary Grant Shapps.

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Daily Mirror

Desperate man who couldn't get NHS dentist pulls out 5 of his teeth with pliers

A man has told how he had to extract five of his teeth as there were no NHS dentists in his area available to take him on thanks to closures during the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the free market thinking that failed Britishvolt

The government’s hands-off approach meant the odds were against the EV battery startup from the start

Birmingham Post

How the grand Britishvolt scheme turned sour - and what happens next

What went wrong with the Britishvolt plan - and what will happen next on a project that is crucial to the North East’s future?

Evening Standard

Accents still rule Britain, says Scottish actor Jack Lowden

Scottish actor Jack Lowden complains that people with plummy voices get an easier ride, claiming “accent rules” in the UK.

Daily Mirror

Personalised 'Jenga' lectern used by Liz Truss during 49 days as PM cost taxpayers £4,000

Downing Street has revealed that £4,175 of public money was spent on the higgledy-piggledy lectern that was specially made for Liz Truss, before she was forced to quit

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England completes sale of £19bn emergency bond purchases after mini-budget

Bloomberg estimates Bank made profit of £3.5bn after intervening to prevent run on pension funds

The Guardian - UK

‘Labour doesn’t seem to understand how it’s happening’: meet the new Black Tories

The Conservatives are keen to boast about the diversity of their top team – but the party has never been seen as a natural home for Black voters. Can a small group of Black Tories change that?

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