Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng and prepares U-turn on tax cuts

Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng and prepares U-turn on tax cuts
Financial Times
1 hour ago
https://www.ft.com/content/63ac7dab-d8e4-412c-a910-c0013fdf7f3d

Jeremy Hunt named chancellor after Kwasi Kwarteng sacked as Liz Truss expected to U-turn over mini-budget – live
The Guardian
7 minutes ago
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/oct/14/kwasi-kwarteng-chancellor-tory-discontent-mini-budget-liz-truss-corporation-tax-uk-politics-live

Kwasi Kwarteng has discovered that friendships don’t count in politics
It is a remarkably quick end to a partnership between a pair who vowed to always be ‘in lockstep’, writes Andrew Grice
https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/voices/kwasi-kwarteng-sacked-liz-truss-friendship-b2202835.html

Watch in full: Liz Truss holds press conference after Kwasi Kwarteng’s resignation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2d-eJjRLiM


Kwasi Kwarteng sacking should trigger general election and IndyRef2 | HeraldScotland
HeraldScotland
47 minutes ago
Opinion
https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/23049585.kwasi-kwarteng-sacking-trigger-general-election-indyref2/

Kwasi Kwarteng's letter to Liz Truss and her reply in full
The chancellor has been sacked after only 38 days in the role. His downfall was set in motion by his tax-cutting mini-budget last month, which sent the UK economy into turmoil.

Friday 14 October 2022 14:20, UK
https://news.sky.com/story/kwasi-kwartengs-letter-to-liz-truss-in-full-12720264

Jeremy Hunt is now the de facto prime minister
The new chancellor will be running the show, and Truss will be a sort of ‘PRINO’ – prime minister in name only

Sean O'Grady 47 minutes ago 23 Comments
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jeremy-hunt-chancellor-liz-truss-new-prime-minister-b2202928.html

If Liz Truss is ousted, who could replace her as prime minister?
The Guardian
4 hours ago
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/15/who-could-replace-liz-truss-as-prime-minister

Newspaper headlines: 'Time up' as 'Truss clings on by sacking Kwarteng'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-63265862

Liz Truss's special adviser suspended and faces investigation
BBC
4 hours ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63311454



Suella Braverman resigns as home secretary after sharing secure information from private email - and takes aim at Liz Truss in departure
Sky News
32 minutes ago
https://news.sky.com/story/suella-braverman-resigns-as-home-secretary-after-sharing-secure-information-from-private-email-and-takes-aim-at-liz-truss-in-departure-12724671


Braverman criticises Truss in blistering resignation letter
BBC
2 hours ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-63309400

There is no way back for Liz Truss. This is as farcical as it ever gets
After the chaos of recent days, the prime minister might have hoped the storm would blow over. Instead, she has walked into a hurricane of her own making
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commons-vote-sketch-liz-truss-b2206424.htmlm


Grant Shapps replaces Suella Braverman as home secretary
Published 44 minutes ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63318157