The Tory government is still claiming that they are fixing Labour’s mistakes. After 12 years of trying either, they cannot fix those mistakes or they were never mistakes to begin with. Either way, the fault lies squarely with the Tory Government and its 12 years of failure.
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Trouble for Rishi Sunak as minister quits over scandal two weeks after both take office
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has suffered his first ministerial resignation, just two weeks to the day since the new leader took office and made the appointment.
Cabinet Office minister Gavin Williamson said he was stepping down to “comply fully” with an investigation into whether he had bullied colleagues while in previous roles.
The Sunday Times and other newspapers have reported that Williamson had treated government officials aggressively and sent expletive-laden messages to colleagues.
Trouble for Rishi Sunak as minister quits over scandal two weeks after both take office, euronews.com
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The blame for this chaos lies squarely with the Conservative Party
Rishi Sunak ‘was told of bullying claims against Gavin Williamson days before hiring him’
It marks the second major controversy to erupt over Rishi Sunak’s cabinet appointments, with the PM already under fire for making Suella Braverman his home secretary days after she was sacked for security breaches.
Rob Powell, Sky News
Tory government reportedly to attempt to remove trans rights
Highest rise in UK interest rates since 1989 despite “looming long recession”
The Bank of England raised interest rates by the most since 1989 to 3% from 2.25%. It said Britain’s economy might not grow for another two years.
The pound fell sharply and was down about 2% against the U.S. dollar to its lowest since Tory PM Truss put Britain in a political crisis.
The Tory Government is yet to do anything that will clearly slow inflation and stimulate growth.
Calls for Liz Truss not to take yearly £115,000 as ex-prime minister
Sir Keir Starmer has called on Liz Truss not to claim an allowance of up to £115,000 a year that she would be entitled to after resigning as PM.
Liz Truss announced her resignation from the lectern outside No 10 on Thursday after just 45 days in the job.
It means she will now be able to claim the Public Duty Costs Allowance (PDCA), currently set at £115,000, to which all former prime ministers are entitled.
But the Labour leader said she had “not earned the right” to the allowance.
BBC News