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Fracking could go ahead despite opposition from local councils, Liz Truss reveals

Prime minister says she will not rule out fracking in Lancashire, where the council is opposed

The Independent UK

Liz Truss breaks silence on economic fallout in painful series of BBC interviews

LIZ Truss has broken her silence on the fallout from the Tory government’s mini-budget – arguing that she and her ministers had to take…

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss breaks silence on mini-budget and economic turmoil

"We had to take urgent action to get our economy growing"

Wales Online

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UK's Truss defends economic plan that sent pound tumbling

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has defended her economic plan and says she’s willing to make “difficult decisions” to get the economy growing

The Independent UK

Liz Truss defends 'controversial and difficult decisions' in first public interview since mini-budget announcement

The PM is touring local BBC radio stations this morning - including Bristol

Bristol Post

Liz Truss admits her Budget gives ‘disproportionate’ gains to rich, but insists it is ‘right plan’

PM forced to deny she has inflicted ‘Robin Hood in reverse’ policy on country

The Independent UK

Liz Truss FINALLY breaks silence after budget turmoil and says it's 'right for the country'

The Prime Minister refused to accept she was wrong after borrowing £72bn in one year alone to fund tax cuts, sparking turmoil and a £65bn Bank of England bailout

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Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng have ‘fixed energy crisis’, claims minister

Treasury minister Chris Philp also points finger at Vladimir Putin for rising interest rates

The Independent UK

London politics LIVE: Poll gives Labour 33-point lead over Tories as Kwasi Kwarteng calls for unity amid mini-Budget backlash

In a message to Tory MPs, the Chancellor wrote: ‘I understand your concern. We are one team and need to remain focused.’

Evening Standard

Mark Carney accuses Truss government of undermining Bank of England

Former governor’s comments come after central bank forced into £65bn intervention to avert financial crisis

The Guardian - UK

Tories threaten to cut benefits and the state to pay for tax cuts for the rich

As post-mini-Budget chaos engulfs Britain, Treasury minister Chris Philp refused to rule out a real-terms cut to DWP Universal Credit, asked for 'efficiency savings' and said 'I'm not going to apologise'

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss government ‘undercutting’ economic institutions, says ex-Bank of England governor

Mark Carney says mini-Budget measures ‘working at some cross-purposes’ with central bank

The Independent UK

OBR: we offered to update forecasts in time for ‘mini-budget’ – as it happened

Watchdog said it was ready to supply information, but was not asked to do so by Kwasi Kwarteng

The Guardian - UK

Prime Minister Liz Truss to appear on local radio stations - including Bristol

Many are asking when she will call a general election, while others don't want interviewers to "give her an easy ride"

Bristol Post

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The Independent UK

What the papers say – September 29

The Thursday papers focus on emergency government bond-buying in response to the mini-Budget.

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Tehran faces a season of dissent - and the Bank of England acts in the UK

In today’s newsletter: Extraordinary protests have lit up Iran after a Kurdish woman died in police custody. Chowra Makaremi walks us through what it all means – and if this could be how the country’s theocracy ends

The Independent UK

Has calorie labelling on menus done more harm than good?

Amid reports that the government may do away with part of its obesity strategy, Saman Javed explores whether it has had any impact

Reuters

Challenging 'orthodoxy,' Kwarteng clings on after UK market rout

As new British finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng hoped to take down finance ministry groupthink that he and new Prime Minister Liz Truss saw as holding Britain back.

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The Guardian - UK

Review of UK seasonal worker visas to increase risk of slavery, experts warn

Exclusive: labour rights experts say Liz Truss’s proposals to tackle shortages will put workers at risk

The Guardian - UK

Who can argue now that Keir Starmer’s approach is not working?

The Labour leader has responded to Kwarteng’s gift with a textbook illustration of why thought and judgment count, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Independent UK

Pound – live: Liz Truss to meet head of UK’s independent fiscal watchdog after market meltdown

Chancellor insists that he is ‘sticking with’ his mini-budget

Daily Record

Truss and Kwarteng take just five days to show Tories can't be trusted with our money

Record View says the Chancellor should be sacked immediately if the economy is to survive another pummelling after he gambled with all our futures.

Wales Online

Ministers could scrap inflation-linked benefits rise amid economic turmoil

Treasury minister Chris Philp has refused to commit to an expected uprating of benefits in line with inflation

The Independent UK

London renters in leakiest homes face £1,000 premium on energy bills

Exclusive: Sadiq Khan demands rent freeze, as new research shows tenants in most poorly-insulated homes will pay extra £947 a year

The Independent UK

Cabinet minister urges people to remain ‘calm’ amid mini-budget turmoil

Welsh Secretary Robert Buckland has stood by the Chancellor’s economic plans, saying it is time to be ‘bold’.

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