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    Spending cuts of up to £40bn expected after Liz Truss announcement

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Prime minister Liz Truss today confirmed for the first time that her tax cuts will require reductions in public spending plans – estimated by one leading economic thinktank at up […] More

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    Unrepentant Kwarteng urges Truss to continue with their free-market agenda

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email An unrepentant Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed his departure as chancellor in a letter which defended his radical growth agenda – and insisted it was one which he shares with Liz Truss. […] More

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    Jeremy Hunt named as new chancellor by Liz Truss

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Liz Truss has appointed the former Conservative leadership contender Jeremy Hunt as her new chancellor as her new chancellor after sacking her close ally Kwasi Kwarteng. Appointing the ex-health secretary, a […] More

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    Chris Philp: Liz Truss demotes Kwasi Kwarteng’s deputy in Treasury clear-out

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Liz Truss has demoted Kwasi Kwarteng’s deputy at the Treasury as she clears out the department following a disastrous budget. Chris Philp, who was chief secretary of the Treasury, will […] More

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    Who could Liz Truss choose to replace Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor?

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked as chancellor, as Liz Truss attempts to rest her ailing premiership and reassure the markets and her own MPs she is changing course on the economy. […] More