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Truss strives for Tax cuts - ... for High Earners



"It is fair to prioritise tax cuts that benefit the highest earners 250 times more than the poorest, Liz Truss has said, insisting it is wrong to view all economic policy through the “lens of redistribution”.

Liz Truss says it is fair to prioritise tax cuts that benefit high earners more (msn.com)

(Peter Walker Political correspondent - The Guardian -Political correspondent - 4h ago)

 

It's only fair says Truss:
(The Independent - Kate Devlin - 5h ago)



Tax cuts that could give high earners nearly £2,000 are ‘fair’, Truss says (msn.com)

 

When the dust settles =



Next PM faces ‘serious trouble’ if they can’t re-unite party after bruising contest, MPs warn (msn.com)

 

"There may be trouble aheadT"



The backbencher and former minister, who backed Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest, said it looked "likely" that Liz Truss would become the next Prime Minister. He warned that she faces "probably the second most difficult brief" for a post-war Prime Minister.

'They don't know how big it will be' Truss faces 'most difficult' brief as PM, Davis warns (msn.com)

 

'A City view':
PM needs a sharp focus to deliver - Opinion by Andy Silvester - 11m ago



Liz Truss as PM will need a sharp focus on delivery (msn.com)

 

The Markets are worried



The markets are worried about Liz Truss as prime minister | The Independent

 

Meanwhile in Camp Thatcher-Truss



UK's Liz Truss hopes to follow in the footsteps of Iron Lady Thatcher (msn.com)

 

And 'STILL' the Shadow lingers: =



Tory MPs plot to bring back Boris Johnson and axe Liz Truss this winter (msn.com)
(Ross Dunn - 13h ago)

 

Have stranger things happened?



Tory MPs 'plot to oust next PM by Christmas to bring Boris back' (msn.com)
(Tom Sanders - 6h ago)

 

The Final Hours Countdown (1/3)

• On Monday, Liz Truss is expected to be unveiled as Britain’s next prime minister after a closely contested race with Rishi Sunak.

Here is a timeline of how the new prime minister's first few days are likely to play out:

• Monday

12.15pm: Either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will be announced as the winner of the Tory leadership race in Westminster.
-- Andrew Stephenson, the Tory Party chairman, will speak first, before inviting Graham Brady as returning officer to announce the winner.
--- The winner will then deliver a short speech. The candidates will be told who has won the contest around ten minutes in advance.

Afternoon and evening: The winner finalises their choices for their Cabinet and wider ministerial roles, and writes their prime ministerial speech.

 

(2/3)

• Tuesday

8.30am: Boris Johnson makes his farewell speech on the steps of No 10. He then departs Downing Street for the last time and flies to Aberdeen airport.
--- Early morning: Mr Johnson's successor flies up to Aberdeen on a separate plane in readiness to meet the Queen.
--- Late morning: Mr Johnson arrives at Balmoral, where the Queen is staying. He will be ushered into the Drawing Room, where for the first time in history a prime minister will relinquish his role.

Early afternoon: After Mr Johnson has departed, his successor will arrive at Balmoral, where they will be invited in to see the Queen and be appointed as Britain’s next prime minister.
2pm: The new prime minister flies back to London. On the plane, they could be briefed by officials on national security matters they need to know as prime minister.
4pm: They will arrive in Downing Street and make their first speech as prime minister.
Later on Tuesday afternoon: The new prime minister makes senior Cabinet appointments and holds further meetings with civil servants.

They will receive the nuclear codes and write "letters of last resort" to commanders of Trident-carrying submarines with instructions for what to do in the event of Britain and its Government being wiped out by a nuclear attack.

Tuesday evening: The new leader will take congratulatory phone calls from world leaders. Ms Truss has said her first call will be to Ukraine’s President Zelensky.

 

(3/3)

• Wednesday

Morning: First meeting of the new Cabinet.
12pm: The new PM will lead their first Prime Minister’s Question Time, facing Sir Keir Starmer.

Afternoon: Appointment of junior Government ministers and further briefings from officials including the Cabinet Secretary to complete the hand-over of powers.
- Congratulatory phone calls from world leaders continue.

 

Then - Difficult times to come



Liz Truss’s warning of ‘difficult decisions’ is a sign of unpopular cuts to come (msn.com)

 

Comedian praises Truss for her ‘reassurance’ Mary-Kate Findon - 5h ago



Joe Lycett sarcastically praises Liz Truss for her ‘reassurance’ during Tory leadership campaign (msn.com)

 

A Warning over Union(/s) (Up) Rising:



Union chief warns ‘tens of thousands’ of workers could walk out this autumn in battles over pay (msn.com)

 

A Scottish view:



Truss will be 'disaster' as PM if she governs how she campaigned, Sturgeon says (msn.com)

 

A Nicola narrative



Truss should not 'gerrymander' any future independence referendum, Sturgeon says (msn.com)

 

("Don't forget about me" = Rishi)



Rishi Sunak says he WON'T quit as MP if he loses Tory leader battle (msn.com)
(although a Cabinet post/position?)

 

Thatcher's (phth, phth, phth) clone (Liz Truss) is to be the new Prime Minister

 

Inflation and Recession to look forward to . Great