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Liz Truss’ difficult week is going from bad to worse. A former aide has claimed the under fire British Prime Minister’s advisers would lie about deaths in her family so she could miss appearing on British current affairs program Question Time.

Kate Garraway, 55, has battled the trauma of her long Covid suffering husband Derek Draper's health setbacks, and on top of that has been aghast at the current state of British politics.

Martin Lewis has issued a warning as the energy price cap is predicted to rise above £4,000 next year. The cap, which regulates the amount that 24 million households pay for their gas and electricity, was replaced by the government's Energy Price Guarantee in October.

New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said he believes Liz Truss will still be Prime Minister at Christmas - despite five Tory MPs already publicly calling for her to step down.

Liz Truss has apologised for her 'mistakes' and has pledged to lead the Tories into the next general election as she fought for her job after ditching her tax-cutting plans. The Prime Minister said she has 'adjusted what we’re doing' after the Government’s fiscal policies spooked the markets.

Brian May, who once declared that Brexit was the "stupidest move" the UK had ever made, announced to the world that he was making new friends over in France in a bid to escape British politics, As Prime Minister Liz Truss teeters on the edge of power, the 72-year-old Queen star is putting all of that behind him and enjoying some quality time in the wine capital of Bordeaux.Posting tranquil photos of himself perched beside the river, Brian told his 3.1 million Instagram followers that he still considers himself to be a proud European."A moment of peace.

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Piers Morgan, 57, has spoken about the ongoing political situation in Downing Street following the resignation of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.The news presenter addressed his 7.9 million followers to say the UK deserved and "urgently needs" better than what he claims the country are currently getting. Piers insinuated that Prime Minister Liz Truss should call a general election amid the turmoil her government is currently facing. He said: "Britain deserves and urgently needs better than this ongoing clown show."If the Tories can’t get their act together asap and show the country proper leadership (not Truss) at a time of real crisis, they must call an election and let us decide who we want in charge."In another Tweet, Piers responded to a quip from a Twitter user after the TalkTV host announced he was filming an episode of his show, PM Uncensored in New York. He wrote: "My New York studio for the week as we take ⁦@PiersUncensored⁩ to the Big Apple."Got some great guests… tune into ⁦@TalkTV tonight at 8pm."User Rupert Myers wrote in response: "Unfortunate timing for a departure from the UK?"Piers responded in a quote tweet, saying: "I’m still allowed to whack Truss from New York, relax.."The presenter also went on in yet another tweet to go after Truss and defend Jeremy Hunt for his destruction of Liz Truss' "disastrous" mini-budget, as presented by Kwarteng.He said: "Hunt just took a wrecking-ball to Trussonomics, the disastrous mini-budget, and to the Prime Minister's reputation."Liz Truss must resign immediately."Users took to the social media platform to share their thoughts on the subject."This can't go on. Labour are the only viable alternative.

Liz Truss looks like she is a leader ‘totally out of her depth’, according to voters in Manchester, with the vast majority calling for a general election.

Jeremy Hunt has announced that help with energy bills for households will only last until April next year. The newly-appointed Chancellor confirmed the decision during an economic statement on Monday (October 17).

New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered an economic statement today to try and stabilise the markets.

Jeremy Hunt has announced the government will make a number of U-turns as he rips up the Government's mini-budget. He made the announcement during a televised address on Monday (October 17).

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss' push to cut taxes for her country's highest earners was a "mistake," President Biden stated Saturday. Truss was forced to scrap large portions of her tax plan last week amid market turmoil and disintegrating public confidence.

Joe Biden has taken aim at Liz Truss's mini-budget that led to chaos on the markets and to her sacking Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor.

Drivers have been hit by higher fuel prices due to the pound's falling value, according to new analysis. The drop in sterling has added 7p per litre to drivers’ fuel bills over the past year, a review by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found.

The Governor of the Bank of England has warned that interest rates may have to be raised even higher than initially expected to tackle inflation. Andrew Bailey said Bank officials will “not hesitate” to raise interest rates if necessary, while warning that a “stronger” response than previously anticipated could be required.

Today Programme presenters were forced to apologise after Miriam Margolyes, 81, swore loudly in a verbal attack on Jeremy Hunt, 55, live on air. Fern Britton, 65, took to Twitter to praise the Harry Potter actress after she left BBC Radio 4 listeners in stitches this morning.Addressing her 123,100 Twitter followers, Fern wrote: “God bless #MiriamMargolyes on @BBCr4today.“Her poetic and fulsome thoughts on #RobbieColtrane and slightly pithier ones on #JeremyHunt. “God bless freedom of speech,” the This Morning star added with a heart emoji. Miriam was being interviewed live on air when she told listeners she had just bumped into the former Health Secretary in the BBC corridors after his own interview. Jeremy Hunt is currently having a busy morning of interviews after being appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, following the sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng.The BAFTA award-winning star told Radio 4 presenters: “When I saw him there I just said, ‘You've got a hell of a job, the best of luck’.”To the shock of listeners, however, Miriam then went on to swear loudly before being removed from the airwaves.“What I really wanted to say was, ‘F*** you!’ but you can’t say that,” she revealed. The award-winning actress’ unexpected comments prompted an apology from the presenters who quickly introduced the sports news and told her: “We’ll have to have you out of the studio now…”While her outburst appeared to have left the BBC presenters flustered, it also caused an eruption of laughter across social media, with some high-profile celebs joining in on the joke. TV presenter Anneka Rice penned: “A joy to start the day to Miriam Margolyes saying ‘F*** you’ on Radio 4.

Radio 4 listeners had quite the wake-up this morning after actress Miriam Margolyes launched into an expletive outburst about the new Chancellor.

Rylan Clark has been forced to hit back at fans on Twitter who he says "really need to read [his] tweets" after many missed the "irony" in a post about the current government. The Radio Two presenter, 33, took to the social media site yesterday to tweet: "It’s sad and not nice to laugh and throw insults when people make wrong choices in their jobs. Mistakes happen.

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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.