The mini-budget that broke Britain – and Liz Truss

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From soaring mortgage costs to a sterling slump, the fiscal event set off a chain of chaos that led to PM’s downfallLiz Truss resigns as PM and triggers fresh leadership electionBritain has been through the wringer since September’s mini-budget. Not only was Kwasi Kwarteng’s not-so-mini plan the trigger for a domestic financial crisis and raising mortgage costs for millions, it lit the blue touchpaper for his political downfall and that of his close friend, Liz Truss.It was all supposed to be so different. Truss had spent the summer promising to cancel the rise in national insurance and ...

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