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Penny Mordaunt Breaks Ranks As She Says Benefits Should Rise With Inflation

The Commons leader is the first minister to publicly oppose real terms cuts to the welfare budget.
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Another U-Turn As Kwarteng To Bring Forward Debt-Cutting Plan To Calm Markets

After rowing back on scrapping the 45p tax rate, statement on squeezing public spending to be published this month, rather than November 23.
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Tory MP Blasts 'Comedic Figures' In Government In Threat To Rebel Over Budget

Former minister Johnny Mercer says "they can do whatever they like with the whip" as recent chaos has been "deeply unfunny for normal people".
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'What A Day': Kwasi Kwarteng Jokes About 45p U-Turn In Underwhelming Conference Speech

The chancellor admitted his disastrous mini-budget had caused "a little turbulence".
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Will Liz Truss' 45p Tax U-Turn Make Any Difference To Markets? Experts Say It Won't

Abandoning the controversial policy may calm the political waters, but not the markets which remain spooked by the remaining tax-cutting pledges.
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Tory U-Turn On Tax Cuts Is Causing Chaos – So Who Is Blaming Who?

Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng, Chris Philp and the government's advisers are all being roped into the debate.
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Exclusive: Tory Rebels Prepare For Benefits Battle After Winning 45p Tax Climbdown

Kwasi Kwarteng's humiliating U-turn won't be the end of the government's woes.
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'Do Not Forgive Them' – Tories Torn Apart After U-Turning On Tax Cuts For Top Earners

"They've only u-turned because the rest of the country is so thoroughly repulsed by their greed."
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Kwarteng Left Squirming In Interviews Over Tax U-Turn: 'You Got Your Sums Wrong'

LBC's Nick Ferrari kicked off their conversation by asking: "How embarrassing is this?"
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Just Hours Before Screeching U-Turn Truss Was Defending Tax Cuts At A Party

Kwasi Kwarteng announced an embarrassing reversal at 7.25am on Monday morning.
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