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Pro-Tory blog founder says Liz Truss's leadership could be 'doomed'

THE founder of a pro-Tory blog has said Liz Truss’s leadership is “doomed” if she does not “correct course” as he tore into the UK…

The National (Scotland)

Government drops plans for 45p rate tax cut after mounting opposition

Opposition to the plan included several former Ministers and speculation was growing that the Government could be defeated

Chronicle Live

UK's Truss forced into tax U-turn after market turmoil, party rebellion

British Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced on Monday into a humiliating U-turn after less than a month in power, reversing a cut to the highest rate of income tax that helped spark turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party.

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UK to reverse cut to higher rate income tax - BBC

The British government is expected to reverse the proposed scrapping of the highest rate of income tax that has sparked a backlash in the governing Conservative Party, the BBC reported on Monday.

Reuters

Tory MP 'submits letter' calling for Liz Truss confidence vote amid backbench rebellion

The unnamed member of the parliamentary Conservative party reportedly handed in their letter to the 1922 committee on Sunday night as the Tories' public approval rating plummets

Daily Mirror

Kwarteng to make crunch conference speech as revolt grows over tax cuts for rich

The Chancellor will insist that his plan to boost growth is right despite mounting opposition from senior Tories.

The Independent UK

Scottish Conservatives offer ‘real alternative’ to SNP, Douglas Ross to say

Mr Ross will address the Conservative Party conference on Monday.

The Independent UK

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Tory chairman tells hard-up Brits to 'get new job or cut consumption'

Jake Berry's comments were reminiscent of Norman Tebbit's 'get on your bike' speech from decades ago

Wales Online

Conservative Party Conference: MPs approached by not assaulted by protesters, police say

No arrests and no reports of crimes have been made on first day of conference, police say

Evening Standard

Woman recalls pain of losing brother in M1 smart motorway crash as protestors call for their end

Campaigners are calling on Liz Truss to stick to her word and scrap smart motorways

Nottingham Post

UK to build a second ship to stop Russian saboteurs damaging undersea cables

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace made the announcement at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham

Daily Mirror

Britain to acquire two specialist ships to protect underwater infrastructure

Britain will acquire two specialist ships to protect underwater infrastructure such as cables and pipelines, defence minister Ben Wallace said on Sunday, following leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia to Europe.

Reuters

Conservative Party conference opens with tributes to late Queen

Members remained standing to sing the national anthem in praise of King Charles III.

The Independent UK

Jacob Rees-Mogg booed by protesters in Birmingham as Tory conference kicks off

Jacob Rees-Mogg has been chased and heckled by protesters in Birmingham where the Conservative Party conference is getting under way. The Business Secretary faced a hostile reception as he crossed Victoria Square in the city centre, where hundreds of demonstrators had gathered to vent their anger at the Government. Escorted…

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Britain has ‘too many’ low-skilled migrants, Home Secretary says

Britain has too many low-skilled migrant workers and very high numbers of international students, Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said. Ms Braverman told the Sun on Sunday the government aims to stick to a 2019 election pledge to lower net migration, in an interview ahead of the Conservative Party conference,…

The National (Scotland)

Jacob Rees-Mogg booed as he enters Conservative Party conference

JACOB Rees-Mogg was booed loudly by protesters as he entered the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.

Daily Mirror

Tory chair admits he and Kwasi Kwarteng went to Budget day hedge funders' champagne bash

Jake Berry has confirmed he attended a drinks reception for business leaders - including hedge fund managers - at the home of a Tory donor hours after the mini-budget

The Independent UK

Liz Truss blames poor communication for market chaos after mini-Budget

‘We should have laid the ground better’, says PM – but points to Putin and Covid when grilled on economy

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Liz Truss tells Tory rebels 'there is no option but to change' as she faces calls to abandon controversial tax-cutting agenda

The PM rejected calls to sack Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng after the chaos caused by his mini-budget

The Independent UK

Truss tells Tory rebels ‘there is no option but to change’

PM rejects calls to sack Kwasi Kwarteng over mini-Budget turmoil saying he is doing an ‘excellent job’.

Daily Mirror

Tory plotters target 70 MPs to oust Liz Truss over fears she will collapse economy

Conservative Party members are speaking to up to 70 MPs in a bid to topple their new leader and Prime Minister Liz Truss amid mounting fears she will tank the UK economy

Daily Mirror

Train passengers warned 'do not travel' as rail workers strike in row over pay TODAY

Members of four trade unions will strike for 24 hours in the biggest rail walkout so far this year, which is set to cause chaos for Brits heading to sporting events including the London Marathon

Tribune News Service

Truss should resign as UK prime minister, more than half of Brits say

More than half of Britons think Liz Truss should quit as UK premier, according to a YouGov poll that adds to her woes less than a month into the job.

Reuters

Trust me, UK's Truss pursues charm offensive at her party conference

British Prime Minister Liz Truss heads to her Conservative Party conference next week with a packed diary of "meet and greets" to try to win over lawmakers angry over an economic plan that triggered market chaos and badly eroded support.

The Conversation

Liz Truss: are the Conservatives facing an electoral meltdown?

The Conservative party is heading into its annual conference amid the catastrophic fallout from Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget. The decision to cut tax without a plan to pay for it caused a sharp fall in the value of the pound on currency markets, which reached an all-time low against the…

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