The chancellor of the exchequer was dismissed in person by Truss after he rushed back early from international meetings in Washington, multiple media reports said, and she was due later to hold her first Downing Street news conference.
No timing was given for Truss's news conference, but the announcement underscored the sense of peril as some Conservative MPs reportedly mobilised to unseat the new leader just five weeks since she succeeded Boris Johnson. The promised tax cuts were the centrepiece of Truss's successful pitch to Tory party members that she rather than rival Rishi Sunak was the best candidate to replace Johnson.
Other polls show a mammoth lead up opening up for the opposition Labour party, threatening electoral meltdown for the Tories. The pound tumbled to a record dollar low near parity with the greenback and bond yields surged, before stabilising.
Resumimos esta notícia para que você possa lê-la rapidamente. Se você se interessou pela notícia, pode ler o texto completo aqui. Consulte Mais informação:
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
UK's Truss fires finance minister as economic plan in tattersUK’s Truss fires finance minister as economic plan in tatters - British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday dismissed her finance minister, forcing Kwasi Kwarteng to carry the can for turmoil
Fonte: mailandguardian - 🏆 2. / 92 Consulte Mais informação »
Kwarteng sacked as UK finance minister: BBC, Sky News | Fin24UK finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked, the BBC and Sky News reported on Friday quoting unnamed sources, as Prime Minister Liz Truss tries to save her beleaguered premiership. | News24_Business
Fonte: News24 - 🏆 4. / 80 Consulte Mais informação »
UK's Truss fires finance minister as economic plan in tattersBritish Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday dismissed her finance minister, forcing Kwasi Kwarteng to carry the can for turmoil sparked by her right-wing economic platform as restive Conservatives plotted her own demise. The fall guy or is it Another act of racism
Fonte: eNCA - 🏆 49. / 51 Consulte Mais informação »
Belgian PM warns of blackouts if energy prices capped - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo warned a cap on electricity prices called for by the opposition could lead to power being sold in other markets and blackouts in Belgium.
Fonte: SABCNews - 🏆 37. / 51 Consulte Mais informação »