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‘The shelf-life of a beetroot’: how Kwasi Kwarteng lasted just 38 days as Chancellor

As Liz Truss sacks her right-hand man less than six weeks into the job, Katie Strick charts the rise and fall of the man in charge of last month’s “disastrous” mini-budget

Evening Standard

UK's new PM vows imminent action on energy crisis

London (AFP) - At her first parliamentary grilling as British prime minister, Liz Truss on Wednesday confirmed plans to stem huge rises in the cost of energy that threaten to plunge her new government into a winter of discontent.

AFP

Liz Truss names Thérèse Coffey as her second-in-command – here's how deputies have performed this key role for past PMs

Liz Truss’s cabinet is taking shape, so far with few surprises as the new prime minister names allies to key posts. Much discussion has centred on the diversity of the top team, with Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor and Suella Braverman as home secretary.

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Rows with Marcus Rashford and controversial views on abortion: The new members of Liz Truss's cabinet

Liz Truss's cabinet includes many figures who have been caught up in controversies over their opinions

Wales Online

UK leader Truss tackles key issues in first parliament appearance

Truss rebuffs opposition calls for a new windfall tax and promises to ‘fix’ post-Brexit trade deal with the EU.

Al Jazeera

Liz Truss's cabinet in full as new Prime Minister rewards allies

A major reshuffle of the top jobs in government has now been completed

Wales Online

Kwasi Kwarteng assures City of support for Bank of England independence

New chancellor promises City bosses ‘radical’ plan for economic growth and smooths over Truss’s threat to review Bank’s remit

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Liz Truss’s Cabinet in full

The new Prime Minister held her first meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday morning.

The Independent UK

We need to be prepared for what Trussonomics will mean

What we are about to get is the exact opposite of Thatcherism: an inflationary boom where we try to live beyond our means, but delivered with Thatcheresque determination, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

New UK Cabinet is diverse in makeup and solidly on the right

Liz Truss’s new Cabinet is Britain’s most diverse ever with women serving as prime minister and deputy prime minister and Black and South Asian politicians filling many of the top jobs

The Independent UK

Who is in Liz Truss’s new UK cabinet?

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has appointed a new cabinet hours after stepping into the top office.

Al Jazeera

New Chancellor must take urgent action to tackle cost-of-living crisis: Swinney

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has written to Kwasi Kwarteng to urge him to introduce measures such as an energy price freeze.

The Independent UK

UK's new PM meets cabinet with economic package in prep

London (AFP) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss convened a new-look cabinet Wednesday on her first full day in office, to thrash out an economic support package and forestall an energy crisis linked to the war in Ukraine.

AFP

Bank of England chief says recession still ‘likely’ – but welcomes ‘clarity’ on energy bills

‘It’s important that there is clear way forward on policy’, says governor Andrew Bailey on Liz Truss plan

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Evening Standard

Liz Truss in a race against time to ease cost-of-living crisis

Deputy Prime Minister Therese Coffey says Cabinet must deliver ‘at pace’ to tackle mounting energy crisis

The Independent UK

Truss’s Cabinet reshuffle: Key statistics and major milestones

Nearly a third of Cabinet attendees are women – the highest proportion in modern times.

Evening Standard

Cost of living crisis: what an ‘emergency budget’ for UK consumers from new PM Liz Truss should look like

With Liz Truss becoming PM and Kwasi Kwarteng taking over as Chancellor, Greg Marsh outlines what he would like to see in an ‘emergency budget’ to support consumers

Birmingham Post

Humber MP gets climate role in Prime Minister Liz Truss' new government

Graham Stuart will attend cabinet in position of Minister for Climate

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The Independent UK

UK leader Truss holds 1st Cabinet meeting amid energy crisis

British Prime Minister Liz Truss is holding her first Cabinet meeting

The Independent UK

Truss government to ‘hit the ground running’ with energy bills freeze

Liz Truss was leading the first meeting of her Cabinet on Wednesday before her Prime Minister’s Questions debut in the Commons.

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss new cabinet in full: who is in and who is out?

The new prime minister has made speedy changes to her top team and cleared out Rishi Sunak supporters

The Guardian - UK

Pound falls to lowest level since 1985 against dollar – as it happened

IFS boss says Liz Truss’s plans to freeze energy bills ‘very poorly targeted’; Putin threatens to cut off energy supplies if price caps are imposed; UK housing market shows signs of slowing

Evening Standard

Iain Duncan Smith turns down Truss Cabinet job

The former Tory leader said he is happy to remain on the backbenches.

Evening Standard

London politics LIVE: Liz Truss appoints more ministers after new PM clashes with Keir Starmer in Commons

Ms Truss is continuing her reshuffle of government posts ahead of Thursday’s energy bills package announcement

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Liz Truss has appointed the most diverse cabinet ever. What does that mean?

In today’s newsletter: None of the four most senior jobs in the British government will be held by a white man. How did the Tories get here – and why is it so difficult for Labour?

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