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Newspaper headlines: 'Time up' as 'Truss clings on by sacking Kwarteng' Newspaper headlines: 'Time up' as 'Truss clings on by sacking Kwarteng'
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A forlorn Liz Truss tops the Financial Times, snapped on Friday at a press conference after the PM was forced to sack her then chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. "She'll be gone within two weeks," one unnamed senior Tory, who backed Ms Truss over the summer, tells the paper. Another says "she's got a lot of disgruntled MPs to manage".A forlorn Liz Truss tops the Financial Times, snapped on Friday at a press conference after the PM was forced to sack her then chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. "She'll be gone within two weeks," one unnamed senior Tory, who backed Ms Truss over the summer, tells the paper. Another says "she's got a lot of disgruntled MPs to manage".
Carrying on the theme of capturing Ms Truss looking down at her press conference, the Daily Mail asks how much more the PM - and the country - can take. The first sentence of its lead story packs a punch too, calling the PM's "first 38 days in office... some of the most shambolic in British political history".Carrying on the theme of capturing Ms Truss looking down at her press conference, the Daily Mail asks how much more the PM - and the country - can take. The first sentence of its lead story packs a punch too, calling the PM's "first 38 days in office... some of the most shambolic in British political history".
Focusing on what it calls a sign of Ms Truss's "political weakness", the Times questions the decision to replace Mr Kwarteng with new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. He backed Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest for starters, the paper notes. As well as a similar photo of Ms Truss looking down, there's word from a source who says Mr Kwarteng believes the PM's decision to sack him "only buys her a few more weeks".Focusing on what it calls a sign of Ms Truss's "political weakness", the Times questions the decision to replace Mr Kwarteng with new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. He backed Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest for starters, the paper notes. As well as a similar photo of Ms Truss looking down, there's word from a source who says Mr Kwarteng believes the PM's decision to sack him "only buys her a few more weeks".
"Chaos" is how the Guardian describes Friday, after the PM sacked and replaced her chancellor and performed another U-turn on plans to scrap an £18bn rise in corporation tax. Senior Tory MPs are now planning to remove Ms Truss from office, the paper writes, with one former minister saying "it's 50-50 whether she will make it till Christmas"."Chaos" is how the Guardian describes Friday, after the PM sacked and replaced her chancellor and performed another U-turn on plans to scrap an £18bn rise in corporation tax. Senior Tory MPs are now planning to remove Ms Truss from office, the paper writes, with one former minister saying "it's 50-50 whether she will make it till Christmas".
The Daily Telegraph's lead story gives a sense of the turmoil at Downing Street. The paper lists some of the events of the last 24 hours, calling Friday an "extraordinary day of reversals", before noting that some Tory MPs have submitted letters to the 1922 Committee. Below that, cartoonist Matt Pritchett's illustration of a news bulletin reads: "Warning: viewers in other countries may find the next item hilarious." The next item? UK politics.The Daily Telegraph's lead story gives a sense of the turmoil at Downing Street. The paper lists some of the events of the last 24 hours, calling Friday an "extraordinary day of reversals", before noting that some Tory MPs have submitted letters to the 1922 Committee. Below that, cartoonist Matt Pritchett's illustration of a news bulletin reads: "Warning: viewers in other countries may find the next item hilarious." The next item? UK politics.
Breaking away from some of the other papers, the i uses an image of Ms Truss not looking down at Friday's press conference - instead she looks concerned. Its lead story is based on a senior minister telling the paper they "imagine" Ms Truss's time in office is "over" after the events of this week. One backbencher describes the PM's performance at the presser as "hopeless", the paper adds.Breaking away from some of the other papers, the i uses an image of Ms Truss not looking down at Friday's press conference - instead she looks concerned. Its lead story is based on a senior minister telling the paper they "imagine" Ms Truss's time in office is "over" after the events of this week. One backbencher describes the PM's performance at the presser as "hopeless", the paper adds.
The Daily Express, which has supported Ms Truss since she launched her leadership bid, describes Conservatives turning on the PM as "vultures". The paper also gives a front page spot to Strictly Come Dancing contestant Fleur East, who has spoken out after viewers began trolling judge Shirley Ballas online.The Daily Express, which has supported Ms Truss since she launched her leadership bid, describes Conservatives turning on the PM as "vultures". The paper also gives a front page spot to Strictly Come Dancing contestant Fleur East, who has spoken out after viewers began trolling judge Shirley Ballas online.
Similar to its front page on Friday, the Daily Star is sticking with its bet to see whether a 60p iceberg lettuce it bought from Tesco will outlast Ms Truss as PM. Calling her a "wet lettuce", the paper says Ms Truss "won't admit she's past her sell-by date".Similar to its front page on Friday, the Daily Star is sticking with its bet to see whether a 60p iceberg lettuce it bought from Tesco will outlast Ms Truss as PM. Calling her a "wet lettuce", the paper says Ms Truss "won't admit she's past her sell-by date".
Another bold headline, this one with the simple prediction that Ms Truss's time is up. The Daily Mirror includes Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's feeling that the UK needs a "change in government". The paper also has a spot for the actor Robbie Coltrane who died on Friday.Another bold headline, this one with the simple prediction that Ms Truss's time is up. The Daily Mirror includes Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's feeling that the UK needs a "change in government". The paper also has a spot for the actor Robbie Coltrane who died on Friday.
There's a nod to Ms Truss on the Sun's front page, or "lame duck Liz" as the paper calls her, but the focus is well and truly on "national treasure" Coltrane who died aged 72 yesterday. The father-of-two, best known for portraying the giant Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, died in hospital in his native Scotland.There's a nod to Ms Truss on the Sun's front page, or "lame duck Liz" as the paper calls her, but the focus is well and truly on "national treasure" Coltrane who died aged 72 yesterday. The father-of-two, best known for portraying the giant Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, died in hospital in his native Scotland.
Images of a somewhat downcast Liz Truss appear on many of the front pages. The Daily Mail says the prime minister's first 38 days in office have proved some of the most shambolic in British political history - after what it describes as "another day of barely believable Tory chaos". The paper asks: "how much more can she - and the rest of us - take?"
"Government imploding", is the Daily Mirror's take - with a prediction that Ms Truss could be out of No Ten in days as MPs plot to oust her.
The Times quotes a source who says Kwasi Kwarteng, the former chancellor, believes that "the wagons are circling" for the PM. The paper also quotes a Whitehall source as saying that senior civil servants are now openly talking about her departure, adding: "They think she's had it." In a comment piece, Quentin Letts says Ms Truss stuck to her script in a meagre, nine-minute press conference - then "skedaddled" after taking just four questions. And what was remarkable, he writes, was how "zoned-out" she remained during this "excruciating, probably ruinous sequence".
The Independent online also reports that Tory MPs believe Ms Truss could be removed within "days or weeks". It says Conservative grandees are expected to visit her imminently to say that crumbling support on the backbenches means "the game is up".
The Sun's headline is: "Lame duck Liz on the brink" and the 'i' says her "disastrous" press conference has left Conservatives MPs aghast. However, the Daily Express says the "vultures are circling" but Ms Truss is "not for quitting".
A senior Tory who backed Ms Truss for the leadership tells the Financial Times that she will be gone within a fortnight. In its editorial, the paper says her government has got off to the worst start of any in Britain's post-war history and has been forced into another "devastating" U-turn. It warns Ms Truss faces a monumental struggle to convince her MPs she is capable of rehabilitating her own and her party's image, and of leading Britain forward. The paper concludes that if Tory MPs move against her quickly, that would be "welcome" - but the next leader of the country should then be settled by a general election.
"A day of chaos" is the Guardian's headline - and its editorial asserts that the PM's "terse" press conference, "devoid of contrition", served only to prove to MPs that she is incapable of improving.
However, the Daily Telegraph says the PM deserves to see the rest of her agenda through. It argues that although they fumbled the execution disastrously, Ms Truss and Mr Kwarteng were right in their central analysis - and it's no time for Tory MPs to go wobbly.
The Daily Star continues its vegetable-based brand of political satire. Its front page pictures a lettuce alongside Liz Truss, with the question: "How long can Wet Lettuce Liz Romaine?" The paper has then gone one step further and set up a live stream online - so the public can monitor which lasts longer: a 60p Tesco lettuce or Ms Truss' time in office.