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Kwasi Kwarteng refuses to rule out new era of austerity as Universal Credit cut looms

The Chancellor faces accusations of leaving vital public services with a 'massive black hole in their budgets' as he refused to be drawn on whether the government will curb public spending

Daily Mirror

'I was very clear': Truss adviser insists he DID warn her about mini-budget risks

LIZ Truss’s own external economics adviser has insisted he warned her and the Chancellor about the risks of their mini-budget after Kwasi Kwarteng…

The National (Scotland)

Tax U-turn ‘does not draw line’ under Tory backbench anger over Kwarteng budget

Spending on welfare benefits and public services is next battleground, predicts former minister

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What Tories' 45p income tax U-turn means for you - check our cash calculator

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has scrapped plans to ditch the highest rate of income tax after just 10 days after national outcry, but is keeping basic rate tax cuts for lower earners

Daily Mirror

Kwasi Kwarteng says he 'had to' go to Budget day champagne bash for 15 minutes

The embattled Chancellor insisted he only attended the boozy do for 15 minutes and added: 'I totally get how it looks.'

Daily Mirror

Truss U-turned on tax cuts for the super-rich – now she can axe the rest of her disastrous budget

If the PM and Kwasi Kwarteng want to stem public fury, they must go further, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Who pays 45% tax in the UK? Tories scrap tax cut for top earners after backlash

People have to earn more than £150,000 to qualify for an additional tax rate

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Tory rebel Grant Shapps says Liz Truss has admitted that she rushed into tax cut

Tory rebel Grant Shapps insisted on Monday that he did not want Liz Truss to be toppled as Prime Minister after the humiliating U-turn over the top rate of tax.

Evening Standard

HospoDemo returns as hospitality industry cries out for government support

The protest will call for a VAT cut to 10 per cent, business rates reform and a new staff visa

Evening Standard

UK Government tax U-turn should be welcomed, says Scottish Secretary

Kwasi Kwarteng announced on Monday morning that the UK Government would not go ahead with scrapping the 45% rate of tax.

The Independent UK

Treasury chief secretary barred from housing decisions because of property firm

Chris Philp retains big stake in development loans group – despite promotion to be Kwasi Kwarteng’s deputy

The Independent UK

Kwarteng’s tax U-turn was inevitable – and he has already done damage

Chancellor’s reversal shattered his reputation and did unnecessary harm to an already weak UK economy

The Guardian - UK

'He has to go': Scottish Greens and SNP slam Chancellor's dramatic U-turn

THE Scottish Greens have said that Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng “has no option but to go” following a U-turn on his plan to scrap the 45p tax rate…

The National (Scotland)

All the times Truss and Kwarteng said they wouldn't U-turn on tax cut as credibility shot

We've rounded up 16 times in just over a week that Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng beat the drum for their 45p Income Tax rate cut for the rich

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The Independent UK

UK scraps tax cut for wealthy that sparked market turmoil

The British government has dropped plans to cut income tax for top earners

The Independent UK

Pound rises as Kwasi Kwarteng scraps 45p tax cut following market turmoil

It comes days after sterling fell to record low following chancellor’s so-called mini-Budget

France 24

UK government U-turns on plan to scrap 45% tax rate for highest earners

Just ten days after presenting his controversial mini-budget, UK Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng has had to retract one of its key features. Those with annual incomes above £150,000 will not see their taxes cut in the end. The U-turn comes after days of market turmoil and political pressure. Also in…

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon accuses Tories of 'utter ineptitude' after Liz Truss u-turn on top tax rate

The U-turn was confirmed at 8am despite Liz Truss declaring yesterday she would not change her party's controversial economic policies.

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Daily Mirror

Martin Lewis on Kwasi Kwarteng's 'sad' Good Morning Britain absence after budget U-turn

GMB host Martin Lewis revealed he was 'sad' that Kwasi Kwarteng had 'chosen not to appear' on the show as he hosted on Monday

The National (Scotland)

Chancellor confirms cuts of up to £18bn for public services amid economic turmoil

CHANCELLOR Kwasi Kwarteng has confirmed that public services face further cuts of up to £18 billion per year.

The Guardian - UK

Tax U-turn wins Truss some time but damage to credibility remains

PM said she was prepared to make unpopular decisions – but then buckled, so now she will be seen as both unpopular and wrong

Evening Standard

Kwasi Kwarteng admits attending banker champagne reception after mini-Budget ‘wasn’t best idea’

Chancellor admits: ‘With hindsight it probably wasn’t the best day to go’

The Independent UK

Kwarteng admits attending Champagne party after Budget ‘wasn’t best day to go’

‘I totally get how it looks’, chancellor says

Daily Mirror

Kwasi Kwarteng statement in full on tax cuts U-turn as he refuses to resign

Mr Kwarteng and Liz Truss finally relented to growing pressure after Tory MPs broke ranks over the 45% rate cut for the UK's highest owners, with the Chancellor saying: "We get it, and we have listened"

Al Jazeera

UK government makes tax cut U-turn after market turmoil

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng says controversial proposal to slash top rate of income tax had ‘become a distraction’.

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