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DWP state pension update as triple lock could be scrapped

Downing Street indicated ministers could ditch their commitment to the triple lock

Liverpool Echo

State Pension Triple Lock uncertain as Jeremy Hunt refuses to confirm its return for April uprating

Prime Minister Liz Truss has previously stated her commitment to the return of the Triple Lock.

Daily Record

In office but not in charge: How is Truss still prime minister?

On the face of it, Liz Truss’s days as U.K. prime minister look numbered and her demise imminent. She’s been forced to throw out her entire economic policy program, fire her friend and finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng, and has seen her poll numbers plummet to record depths.

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Liz Truss backs down on pension triple lock commitment in major U-turn

LIZ Truss is no longer standing by her commitment to increase state pensions in line with soaring inflation as her imperilled leadership is…

The National (Scotland)

A healthy workforce means a healthy economy. Britain can’t afford to be so ill

For all Liz Truss’s talk about growth, there is little attempt to deal with the rising numbers of people with long-term sickness, says Prof Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss odds to leave this year cut as pressure grows on PM

The future of Ms Truss’s leadership appears precarious - and the bookies agree

The Independent UK

No 10 backs defence spending pledge after minister threatens to quit if broken

James Heappey warned he would resign if Liz Truss breaks her promise, while Defence Secretary Ben Wallace would be expected to follow.

The Independent UK

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When is the next general election?

Labour is calling for voters to have their say on the next prime minister after Liz Truss resigns

The Independent UK

Loose Women's Linda Robson and Coleen Nolan clash during heated Boris Johnson debate

Despite admitting she always gets a backlash online for supporting Boris Johnson, Linda Robson was full of praise for the politician on today's Loose Women - calling for him to return as Prime Minister amid concerns over Liz Truss

Daily Mirror

Starmer accuses Tory MPs of prioritising their party over the country

The Labour leader suggested many people feel ‘the real risk now is carrying on with this lot’ after the Government ‘demolished’ its mini-budget.

The Independent UK

Corporation tax U-turn: why the latest change means more uncertainty for UK business

Before the new UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, rolled back almost all of September’s mini-budget measures, the first tax cut to go was Liz Truss’s plan to scrap a corporation tax rise.

The Conversation

Liz Truss no longer committed to the government's triple lock promise to pensioners

The guarantee to increase pensions in line with inflation is being reconsidered

Wales Online

Pensioners face pay cut from next year as Liz Truss backs away from triple lock

Downing Street has also refused to rule out cutting budgets in the health and care systems

Wales Online

Liz Truss poised to drop pledge to increase defence spending, No 10 suggests

Vow to hike spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2026 in peril, but promise of 3 per cent – a £100bn budget – by 2030 stands

The Independent UK

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Senior Scottish Tory warns Liz Truss she has ‘days left’ to turn crisis around

A SENIOR Scottish Tory has said the Prime Minister should quit if she cannot turn around the crisis over her authority within days.

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss threatens to ABANDON state pension triple lock - hitting 12million with cut in April

The Prime Minister's spokesman has refused four times to say pensions will rise by inflation in April - a new blow to 12.3million older people just as their energy bills top £4,000 a year

Evening Standard

The Standard View: Jeremy Hunt faces mammoth task to sell huge spending cuts

If it wasn’t already clear, it is now: the Chancellor is in total command of economic policy. Jeremy Hunt’s television address yesterday morning followed by his statement to the House of Commons that afternoon laid bare the near-total repudiation of Liz Truss’s plan for growth.

Daily Record

Kwasi Kwarteng urged to reject £16k golden handshake after being sacked as Chancellor

SNP MP David Linden has written to Kwarteng to ask him to refuse to take the one-off payment after he served only 38 days in Number 11 Downing Street.

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Daily Mirror

Majority of Tory members say Liz Truss should resign as MPs fear ‘15 years out of power’

The YouGov survey found over half of members believe the embattled Prime Minister should quit and 83% said Ms Truss was doing badly as Tory leader after six weeks in No10

The National (Scotland)

Majority of Tory members want Liz Truss to quit as Prime Minister, polling finds

THE Prime Minister is viewed positively by just one in 10 people in the UK, polling has found ...

Reuters

Road near PM Truss's office reopens after security alert

A road in the centre of London's government district, near Prime Minister Liz Truss's Downing Street office and residence, reopened on Tuesday after it was temporarily closed because of a security alert.

The Independent UK

Could Rishi Sunak replace Liz Truss as PM?

Richmond MP struggled to convince fellow Tories he was right man to lead economic revival this summer but his dire warnings have been entirely vindicated by disastrous and short-lived reign of Liz Truss

The Independent UK

Liz Truss' waning power brings political plots, and jokes

This has not been a good week for Liz Truss

The Independent UK

Tory MPs warned of ‘15 years out of power’ if they stick with Liz Truss

Position under Truss not recoverable warns MP who calls her ‘catastrophically incompetent’

The Independent UK

Every Tory MP calling for Liz Truss to go as Prime Minister clings to power

PM fights for political life as senior Tories said to be holding secret talks to replace her

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