Scottish Conservative MSPs accused of 'hypocrisy' for backing Liz Truss tax cuts

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As we’ve been reporting, Kanye West is finally facing consequences for the hate he’s been spreading. The Power rapper has come under fire recently for propagating white supremacist and antisemitic ideas — notably wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt to Paris Fashion Week and threatening to go “Death Con 3 on Jewish People” on Twitter.

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Adam Levine's pregnant wife Behati Prinsloo was spotted out Tuesday just weeks after the rocker became embroiled in a sexting scandal with multiple women.The model, 34, was doing her best to move on from the drama as she ran errands just miles from the couple's $52million Montecito mansion.Prinsloo, who is expecting her third child with Levine, showcased her baby bump in a pair of fitted black maternity leggings and a copped black hoodie. Out and about: Adam Levine's pregnant wife Behati Prinsloo was spotted out Tuesday just weeks after the rocker became embroiled in a sexting scandal with multiple women. The model, 34, appeared to be doing her best to move on from the drama as she ran errands just miles from the couple's $52million Montecito mansionShe was later joined by one of her and Levine's young daughters.The former Victoria's Secret Angel was makeup-free and wore her wavy golden blonde hair down.

Nicola Sturgeon has accused the Conservatives of "utter ineptitude" after the UK Government announced it would no longer cut the top rate of income tax for millionaires.

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The Scottish Government has asked for an urgent meeting with the Chancellor to discuss "reversing the damaging effects of the UK Government's tax proposals".

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Alister Jack has claimed the biggest tax cuts in the United Kingdom since 1972, funded by £72 billion a year in borrowing, are "small".

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Liz Truss could be planning her leaving do very soon, according to a leading psychic.Truss, who started her role as PM and leader of the Conservative Party on September 6, has been embroiled in controversy having tanked the UK economy last week thanks to Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget.And having had given a terrible round of media interviews to several local BBC radio stations earlier today, world-renowned psychic Inbaal Honigman has given the embattled leader a Tarot card reading - and has worked out exactly when Liz Truss should be planning her “goodbye drinks”.READ MORE: Planes at Heathrow Airport collide as emergency services flood tarmacSpeaking exclusively to the Daily Star, she said: “The card that comes up for Liz Truss's leadership is the Knight of Wands.“The Wands cards are linked with the element of fire, which is the quickest of all the elements, and is quite a destructive element at that.“The Knight court cards in the Tarot are masculine in nature and like being in control.“This card, when applied to Truss's length of leadership, doesn't represent a long and stable period. Quite the opposite - this specific card suggests a short, explosive term.“Fire star sign Aries is the one most associated with this card, so by the March 12, 2023, at the start of Aries season, Liz Truss's party may be planning her goodbye drinks.”Inbaal is an expert in Tarot card readings.The cards have been used for more than 500 years and involve 78 illustrated cards representing people and situations encountered in life.The most popular use of the Tarot cards is in clarifying the present and predicting the future.

Liz Truss has been told to “come out of hiding” after remaining silent while the UK's economy tanks beyond belief.Less than one week after her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced a budget which the entire world has seemingly ridiculed and made the markets fall in dramatic fashion, PM Truss has not said a word.The budget-not-budget, announced last Friday, contained tax cuts upon tax cuts, for both the uber rich and those most in need – and it's been reported they were largely unfunded. READ MORE: UK, EU and United States are all 'running out' of weapons to send to Ukraine It also saw the pound drop to a record low against the dollar, too, and almost every UK bank pull its mortgage offers from the market.It has been criticised by virtually everyone, including the International Monetary Fund, the Bank of England and the Labour Party.And she is now being urged to do something about the chaos before it's too late and the economy crashes.Keith Brown, deputy leader of the Scottish National Party, said: “As the pound continues to plummet, Britain’s hopeless Prime Minister seems to have disappeared without trace.“It is astounding that Liz Truss has not made a single public appearance or statement since last Friday."It is time for her to come out of hiding and at least make the pretence of leading the country through this self-inflicted crisis.”And a Conservative MP told Pippa Crerar: “It's extinction level stuff.“This is like 2008, but worse.“We're messing with the very fundamental principle of providing a home for your family.“That's why it's different: it's real stuff.” The only comments Truss has made in recent days have been on the phone to Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelenskyy about the crisis in Ukraine.

It comes after Liz Truss' government recently announced a mini budget under chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. The PM faces rebellions in parliament over her plans for the economy. Conservative MP Simon Hoare has described the situation as "inept madness".Speaking on BBC News this morning he said that all these issues stem directly from the new government.He argued: "These are not circumstances beyond the control of Govt/Treasury."They were authored there.This inept madness cannot go on."Another Tory MP told the Guardian: "It’s extinction level stuff.This is like 2008 but worse."We’re messing with the very fundamental principle of providing a home for your family.That’s why it’s different: it’s real stuff".

Cristiano Ronaldo will bank more than £1million extra at Manchester United thanks to the UK government's lowering of the upper tax bracket.Ronaldo, 37, is already understood to be pocketing a mind-boggling £510,000k-a-week at Old Trafford, after penning an initial two-year deal with the Red Devils last summer. However, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner is now set to see a dramatic increase in his bank balance due to Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget announcement.On Friday (September 23) the newly-appointed Chancellor abolished the additional tax rate for those earning over £150,000-a-year, meaning the maximum tax bracket in the United Kingdom now stands at 40% - which applies to those on incomes above £50,271.READ MORE: Cristiano Ronaldo thought ex-Chelsea player who ended up in prison was better than himKwarteng also announced the basic rate of income tax will be slashed from 20% to 19% in April, whilst also reverting the planned 1.25% rise in national insurance.Football finance expert Kieran Maguire explained that the government's changes to taxation will see Ronaldo's take-home income rise by an extra £1.3m - the equivalent of funding 26 band 8 nurses in the UK."Cristiano Ronaldo's take home will increase by roughly £1.3m over the course of 12 months, which is a lot of money.

Piers Morgan has fumed over Prime Minister Liz Truss' latest financial decisions in his latest TV gig.The controversial telly host appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Monday night (September 26) to give his latest filter-free take on the government and current climate - including a dig at the PM.READ NEXT: Meghan and Harry 'floundering in LA' and 'lost' without royals, says Sharon OsbourneFollowing the release of the new mini-budget, Piers responded to the Government's handling of the economy as the pound tanks to a "record low" compared to the US dollar.In the clip he said: "The Conservative Party used to be seen as a safe pair of hands for the British economy. Right now those hands are throwing down cash at a roulette table."He fumed: "And it's not their money! It's yours! With their massive tax cuts mostly for the rich.

Tory tax cuts for the richest have left the UK's public finances in "a very dangerous place", John Swinney has warned.