How did Liz Truss get here – and where does she go now?

How did Liz Truss get here - and where does she go now? krishgm spoke about the future of this government with Jill Rutter, from the UK in a Changing Europe think tank, and the Whitehall Editor of the Financial Times, Sebastian Payne.

If a week is a long time in politics, just look at what happened in the three months since Boris Johnson was forced out, triggering a fractious leadership contest in which Liz Truss staked her campaign on unfunded tax cuts.

The then chancellor’s so-called mini budget, which included lower income tax for the highest earners and no rise to corporation tax, sent markets into a frenzy and forced him to U-turn on scrapping the 45p tax rate just 10 days later.We discussed the future of the government with Jill Rutter, from the think tank UK in a Changing Europe, who previously worked in the Treasury, and the Whitehall Editor of the Financial Times, Sebastian Payne.

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How did Liz Truss get here – and where does she go now?If a week is a long time in politics, just look at what happened in the three months since Boris Johnson was forced out, triggering a fractious leadership contest in which Liz Truss staked her campaign on unfunded tax cuts. The then chancellor's so-called mini budget, which included lower income…
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