Truss's Tax Cuts and Spending Sow Turmoil, Forcing Policy Reversals
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Mini-budget on Sept 23 cuts taxes and spending, sending markets into turmoil as pound falls.
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Bank of England forced to intervene in bond market on Sept 28 to prevent financial meltdown.
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Truss admits at Tory conference on Oct 2 she should have prepared ground better for mini-budget.
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Truss announces U-turn on cutting 45p top tax rate on Oct 2 to avoid conference turmoil.
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In conference speech on Oct 5, Truss renews commitment to economic growth and attacks "anti-growth coalition".