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[Politics] Liz Truss **RESIGNS 20/10/2022**
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banjo
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A BBC article says this:
'Sources in the room at the meeting of the 1922 committee told the BBC that Tory MP Robert Halfon had accused Ms Truss of "trashing blue collar conservatism".
He told her the party's record over the past 10 years had included things like boosting apprenticeships and the living wage, whereas she had cut tax for millionaires and wanted to slash affordable housing and benefits.
MPs who were present said he got a cheer, while Ms Truss looked "shocked" and said he could come to speak to her.
But as she left the room, the prime minister said it had been a "very good" meeting.'
'Sources in the room at the meeting of the 1922 committee told the BBC that Tory MP Robert Halfon had accused Ms Truss of "trashing blue collar conservatism".
He told her the party's record over the past 10 years had included things like boosting apprenticeships and the living wage, whereas she had cut tax for millionaires and wanted to slash affordable housing and benefits.
MPs who were present said he got a cheer, while Ms Truss looked "shocked" and said he could come to speak to her.
But as she left the room, the prime minister said it had been a "very good" meeting.'
Changing PM would be disastrously bad idea, says foreign secretary
James Cleverly says Liz Truss will stick to her economic plans despite Tory unrest over her tax cuts.
www.bbc.co.uk
Fignon's Ponytail
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If Liz Truss were a Fast Show character...
BBassic
I changed this.
- Jul 28, 2011
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If Liz Truss were a Fast Show character...
A fiver for three pints!? What a world.
Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
- 9,415
You turn if you want to........
/milks applause
Coz I'm going to
/stunned silence
news.sky.com
/milks applause
Coz I'm going to
/stunned silence
Politics latest: Talks under way over whether to reverse parts of mini-budget, Sky News understands
Politics Hub brings you the latest political news, insight and analysis from the Sky News team in Westminster. Liz Truss faces more pressure from her own MPs to reverse further on her mini-budget.
news.sky.com
Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
- 9,415
God forbid they look silly
Update on this. Looking like the markets got a sniff of something that's only just hitting the news:
1. Treasury is working on plans/options for a major u-turn on the mini-budget:
2. Some talk that Kwarteng might need to be sacked to rescue the situation in the polls.
GBP value has spiked again since the stories hit the press (up nearly 2 full US cents from where it was early this morning). And 10 yr Gilt yields now down to under 4.2% and did briefly dip to below 4.1%.
One has to wonder: deliberate leaks to test how the markets would react ahead of making an actual decision?
pb21
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- Apr 23, 2010
- 6,610
yeah, I'll believe it when I see it. And when I see it, I think Truss will have well-earned the nickname "Dizzy Lizzy" given how many abrupt u-turns she'll have made in such a short time frame.
rogersix
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- Jan 18, 2014
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the king had found the crucial missing part of her brain
Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
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Tax to rise to a farthing in the groat with an extra bushel for every furlong you ride your Penny Farthing. Extra income made by sending preteens up chimneys and prison for anyone who doesn't tug their forelock when they are within 50 miles of him. "I know my place" badges to be distributed to non millionaires.
Could get messy...
www.theguardian.com
Liz Truss bows to pressure with corporation tax U-turn ‘on the table’
Speculation that reversal on leadership campaign pledge risks split with her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng
www.theguardian.com
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deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
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It won't save Truss, she is toast due to being an extremely unlikeable character and also completely incompetent.
She will go down as one of the worst PM's ever and that's saying something after dodgy Dave, shambolic May and liar Boris.
She will go down as one of the worst PM's ever and that's saying something after dodgy Dave, shambolic May and liar Boris.
jakarta
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Latest from Kwarteng:
Asked whether Liz Truss will be prime minister next week and whether he will remain chancellor, he says: "Absolutely 100%, I'm not going anywhere."
So that's Bishops Move heading for No.11 next week...
Presume they will leave a quote at No.10 as well.
Asked whether Liz Truss will be prime minister next week and whether he will remain chancellor, he says: "Absolutely 100%, I'm not going anywhere."
So that's Bishops Move heading for No.11 next week...
Presume they will leave a quote at No.10 as well.
Plenty of time for KK to consider his position on that long flight back home. Let's hope he comes to the right conclusion!Latest from Kwarteng:
Asked whether Liz Truss will be prime minister next week and whether he will remain chancellor, he says: "Absolutely 100%, I'm not going anywhere."
So that's Bishops Move heading for No.11 next week...
Presume they will leave a quote at No.10 as well.
Liz has already thrown KK under the bus last week, she’ll make sure this one hits him in the head. He’ll be fired. She’ll limp on until a GE is called in the Spring.