Truss’s Desperate Bid to Save UK Premiership Lands Her in More Trouble

Premier still in deep peril after disastrous press conference
Sacking her friend Kwarteng leaves Truss short of allies

UK's Truss Makes Another Tax U-Turn, Defends Kwarteng Ouster

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By Kitty Donaldson, Joe Mayes and Emily Ashton

October 14, 2022 at 8:13 PM UTC

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October 15, 2022 at 8:24 AM UTC

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Boxed in by market turmoil and a mutinous Conservative Party, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss was left with two cards to play: hitting reset on her economic plan, and firing her friend and finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng.