Tag: Prime Minister Liz Truss
World
Truss: ‘Growth, growth and growth’, these my ‘three priorities for our economy
Liz Truss refers to the European war, COVID's aftermath, and the current global economic crisis when she describes the task as being of "immense...
World
‘Moving on up, you’re movin’ on out: Entrance song for PM draws attention
The prime minister entered the stage of Moving On Up by M People.It was an interesting choice given the past few days of in-fighting...
World
James Cleverly: Keep views on government policy “around the cabinet table” – ministers urged
The 45p tax rate was introduced in Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's tax-cutting mini-budget last month and overturned last week. On Tuesday, Home Secretary Suella Braverman...
World
David Davis: Thatcher would never have tried to cut benefits amid cost of living crisis
Margaret Thatcher would never have tried to cut benefits amid the cost of living crisis, Conservative former minister David Davis has said.Speaking to BBC...
World
Mini-budget U-turn: Kwarteng acknowledges ‘tough’ day in conference speech
Giving his keynote Conservative Party conference speech following the 45p tax rate cut U-turn earlier this morning, Kwasi Kwarteng began by saying: "What a...
World
Tory conference: A number of unexpected things have already occured
Liz Truss and her ministers arrived as anticipated in a combative, flinty tone, ready to stick with their mini-maxi budget.In her no-surrender speech on...
World
Tax cuts pledge: Liz Truss acknowledges disruption
After the mini-budget, Prime Minister Liz Truss acknowledged there had been "disruption" in the UK economy.She declared in a letter to The Sun that...
World
Truss: UK will never accept the 4 Russia’s annexed regions as anything other than Ukrainian
Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia would never be accepted by the UK, according to Prime Minister Liz Truss.In advance of President Vladimir Putin's anticipated...
World
Liz Truss had to be convinced to issue statement amid market turmoil after mini-budget
The prime minister's initial instinct had been to stand firm and say little or nothing while faced with market turmoil, spiking borrowing costs, and...
Business
Energy firms must offer more help on bill payments, Ofgem warns
Most of the UK's energy suppliers must improve how they help people who are struggling to pay their bills, watchdog Ofgem has said.Its review...