Liz Truss to hold a news conference at 2pm as speculation builds about another budget U turn.

The Tory party is finished. There’s no comeback from a total f*ck up of this magnitude.

Makes Italys politics look stable ?

Beeb news Political commentator says that even due to changes today the knock on results in the finance markets, mortages/inflation etc, effect on the pound will last up to a year.

Ie,not repairable.

I’ve just listened to her speech again. What did she mean by ‘the way we are delivering our mission’? Why call it a mission? It sounds almost evangelical.

I'm still wondering how she didn't have the "intellectual heft" (as Urms put it) to understand that some £45 billion of un-costed borrowing for tax cuts would not be noticed by the markets.

Or that Kwarteng thought - after said markets' reaction - that "I don't comment on the movement of the markets" would cut it?

This is a government that believes in the free-market ideology... do these two even understand it?

I find myself laughing the remembering this isn’t funny. The country is like a rudderless ship that’s sprung a leak

She really is a complete Trussterf***k

There is something that I keep reminding myself, and that is that the fiscal restraints that need to be exercised by its members that are required by the EU would have meant that this chaos would never have occurred if we were still members.

Where are her supporters?

youtu.be/gLF-_Z8TK1k

Good point Mamie.

I wonder if the plan is for Hunt to become caretaker PM pending a General Election.

Did you notice that she said the country had had poor growth since 2008? And who has been in power since then?

Mamie

I suspect Hunt has been put in by the Tory party to manage her every move.

I agree, And I think he will remain as chancellor once she’s gone, it’s probably all predetermined.

I suspect Hunt has been put in by the Tory party to manage her every move.

Gosh, who would want a job in this woman's team, knowing that you'd be thrown over the side at any time that suits her?. In view of opinions being expressed by her colleagues I wonder if our PM might be wise to appoint someone to taste her food....

Yet another robotic performance by Truss. For God's sake Tories, get rid of her.

Boz

Well, Labour's getting my vote at the GE. I am a comfortably off voter who has had enough of a Party that took us into Brexit
with lies and false promises. Throughout my life, the Party I vote for is the winner. So be afraid, Ms Truss et al, be very afraid.

If only the Labour Party would admit what we all know that the 2016 EU referendum was won by lies, cheating and foreign interference and brexit has been an utter disaster.

Meet the new chancellor

twitter.com/LibDems/status/1580912533611114498?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Well, Labour's getting my vote at the GE. I am a comfortably off voter who has had enough of a Party that took us into Brexit
with lies and false promises. Throughout my life, the Party I vote for is the winner. So be afraid, Ms Truss et al, be very afraid.

This was shared before, but needs to be shared again in this context, Boz.

youtu.be/pofTr1QKiBk

How she has the gall to stand there spouting the importance of "economic stability" after the disastrous economic crash she and her wingman brought about is astounding.
She has u turned on every policy to the point of having no policy left, she needs to go today.

You have to laugh.
This all goes back to Brexit and Boris filling his cabinet with incompetents like Truss and Kwarteng.
As we’ve seen, getting Brexit done has barely started, caused untold damage to the country and left us with a cabinet that can barely function.
Well done all who voted for it!

Hunt.

Oh historically ! That’s OK then

Who is mr continuity ?

????

I had something else written but decided I might get banned if I posted it.

I would now like to declare that I am genetically a Remainer.

From the Indy (1994) when Bottomley was Health Secretary:

“THE CONSULTANT cancer surgeon poked his head round the door: 'D'you know the anagram of Virginia Bottomley?' he asked, scowling.

'Main vile Tory bigot.' And then he went back to cancel some more admissions, because all the operating theatres in his London teaching hospital are now closed one week in every six.