[ad_1] London CNN Business — The last time a British finance minister revealed tax and spending plans, markets went haywire and the country’s prime minister ultimately lost her job. The new government is not looking for a repeat performance. On Thursday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is due to unveil a budget …
Read More »Pound seesaws as Rishi Sunak prepares to confront economic challenges
[ad_1] London CNN Business — Rishi Sunak, Britain’s third prime minister in seven weeks, will face the huge challenge of projecting stability after a period of historic political and financial market chaos. But his other task — shepherding the country through a recession — is poised to be just as …
Read More »How Liz Truss’ term as British prime minister went from bad to worse
[ad_1] CNN — When she took the keys to 10 Downing Street in the wake of Boris Johnson’s political demise, Liz Truss promised to “ride out the storm” of Britain’s economic crisis. Just over six weeks later, she was engulfed by a hurricane of her own making. It was a …
Read More »Kwasi Kwarteng: Liz Truss fires finance minister and ditches big tax cut
[ad_1] London CNN Business — UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has fired finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng and ditched a big part of her discredited economic strategy in a desperate bid to rescue her month-old premiership. At a Downing Street news conference, Truss said she was scrapping plans to reverse an …
Read More »Liz Truss admits mistakes on controversial tax cuts plan, but doubles down on it anyway
[ad_1] London CNN — British Prime Minister Liz Truss admitted mistakes had been made with her government’s controversial “mini-budget” announced last week – which sent the pound to historic lows and sparked market chaos – but stood by her policies. Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday morning Truss …
Read More »Liz Truss faces her party faithful after a disastrous week. Many Conservatives fear defeat looms at UK’s next election
[ad_1] London CNN — Liz Truss’ first full week as British Prime Minister has not been an easy one. It began with the pound crashing to its lowest level in decades following her government’s mini-budget last Friday. It ended with her meeting the UK’s independent financial forecaster and having to …
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