M People hit out as Liz Truss walks on stage to Moving On Up

K.J. Yossman U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss has sacked Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor of the Exchequer – the government’s top financial post – after just five weeks into office. The move comes as the U.K. continues to deal with the fall-out of Kwarteng’s mini-budget, which Truss endorsed and triggered financial turmoil, including a steep rise in interest rates. The country as already been dealing with sky-rocketing energy costs as well as a cost of living crisis, which is affecting both individuals and businesses. Kwarteng was in the U.S. for business when he was called back urgently on Friday (Oct. 14) to hear he’d been sacked. At time of writing, Truss had not yet announced his replacement.

READ MORE: Will Daily Star's 60p Tesco lettuce or PM Liz Truss last longer? Watch live feed"I'm told that Kwasi Kwarteng is being sacked as Chancellor as Liz Truss prepares to reverse the mini-Budget," Steven Swinford, Political Editor of The Times, said on Twitter. "Not clear who will be replacing him." Swinford added that "things are moving very quickly" and that Number 10 is "not commenting."Echoing Swinford, Pippa Crerar of the Guardian reported: "Treasury sources tell us that Nadhim Zahawi or Sajid Javid could replace him at No 11."She said Kwarteng is getting the chop to "take the hit from U-turn over mini-Budget," citing a No 10 source.

Prime Minister Liz Truss is to hold a press conference later on Friday, Downing Street has said.

Tory councillors have supported a ban on fracking on council land despite the Government’s recent change in policy allowing shale gas extraction.

Kwasi Kwarteng has cut his trip to the US short to fly home for 'crunch talks' with Liz Truss amid the expectation of another major mini-budget U-turn.

Belle & Sebastian has shared his thoughts on the Conservative Party  during a recent appearance as a panellist on BBC’s Question Time.The Scottish musician was joined on the panel by a range of politicians from his home country, including Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, Deputy First Minister John Swinney and Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross.During the show – which was filmed in Musselburgh and aired yesterday (October 13) in the UK – the panel discussed a range of topics, from Scottish Independence to the country’s view on UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. When asked for his opinion of the UK’s Conservative Party – of which Truss is the leader – Murdoch said: “the Conservative [Party] don’t care about people.”“What an insult that we should be expected to eat the crumbs off a rich person's table…we should be at that table”Musician @nee_massey discusses public opinion of the Tories #bbcqtWatch now on @BBCiplayer: https://t.co/MAupYw9noo pic.twitter.com/oR8lTaOJJi— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) October 13, 2022“I feel like we’re living on a completely different planet,” he said, “they’re tone-deaf to the needs of ordinary people.” Later, Murdoch referenced Truss’ trickle-down economic plan, which she announced as part of a “mini-Budget” introduced last month.

King Charles was filmed reacting to Prime Minister Liz Truss’ entrance with “Dear oh dear” during the start of their first weekly audience. Liz Truss has only met the new King a handful of times, with the first being on September 9, one day after the Queen’s death and three days after she took office.

Liz Truss was under fire from her own MPs as they demanded more U-turns on her tax-slashing agenda after she ruled out spending cuts to balance the books.

King Charles III when he began his first weekly meeting with Prime Minister Liz Truss have been shared online. Footage of the monarch's first inaugural weekly audience with the Prime Minister in person at Buckingham Palace has shown the pair greeting each other once again after their previous meetings following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.

Ian Blackford has accused Liz Truss of "ignoring the damage and the chaos" of her mini-budget that plunged the markets into turmoil due to her unfunded tax cuts.

Protesters have hit out at "unelected judges" being asked to decide whether the Scottish Parliament has the legal power to call a referendum on independence.

A warning from Liz Truss has come back to haunt her after footage showing her saying a tax cuts bonanza would lead to "boom and bust" was unearthed.

Conservative Party conference. Prime Minister Liz Truss took to the stage at the Tory shindig to their 1990s hit Moving On Up before delivering her keynote speech.But the dance anthem, sung by Heather Small, is about a partner being told to leave their house because “your time is up”. READ MORE: Benny Hill music blasted outside Tory Party Conference as wags say 'sums it up really' Founding member Pickering said: “Hopefully most people will know that they have pirated it off us.

The Conservatives face an electoral wipe out in Scotland for the second time in 25 years as polls show voters turning their backs on the party.

Conservative Party conference.Mike Pickering has spoken out after Prime Minister Liz Truss walked on stage to their 1990s hit, Moving On Up, ahead of delivering her keynote speech.The dance anthem, which was released by the Manchester-based band in 1993, peaked at number two on the UK singles chart and features vocalist Heather Small.Expressing his outrage, Pickering said: ‘They (the band) are livid. Heather’s boy James is a Labour councillor.

American western movie Rust, starring Alec Baldwin, will continue filming in January 2023 it has been confirmed. It comes as a deal was agreed with Halyna Hutchins' husband who will sit as an executive producer on the film.

Nicola Sturgeon has accused Liz Truss of "ranting" about her opponents during the Prime Minister's speech to the Conservative party conference today.