Kwasi Kwarteng

17 celebs rumoured to be in Celebrity Big Brother line-up inc two Lancashire stars

Rumoured Celebrity Big Brother line-up includes two Lancashire stars

Liz Truss has been claiming from fund for ex-prime ministers despite only 49 days in office (Getty Images)

Liz Truss claims from fund for ex-PMs despite only 49 days in office

Liz Truss

Liz Truss defends her record as prime minister in think tank speech

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt walks out of Number 11 Downing Street

What is the Spring Budget and what to look out for

Are housing prices falling in your area?

Are house prices falling in your area? Check with our interactive tool

Average house prices have fallen from record highs, according to the ONS (image: PA)

Are house prices falling in Preston? Check with our interactive tool

Mayor of London calls for duty-free shopping to be reinstated

Retirement age to increase to 68 by the end of the 2030s

The podium was only used by Liz Truss on a handful of occasions

Liz Truss’ Jenga-style podium cost taxpayers over £4,000

Autumn Statement 2022: What time is Jeremy Hunt’s budget and how to watch it live online and TV

How to watch Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement

Kwasi Kwarteng refused to apologise for the impact of the mini-budget on the people.

Kwasi Kwarteng says he warned Liz Truss of her downfall

House prices in the UK have fallen for the first time in over a year.

UK house prices fall in October for first time in 15 months

Prime minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt have said “tough decisions” are needed on upcoming tax rises.

Treasury warns of inevitable tax rises in upcoming financial statement

Conservative leader Liz Truss (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Who's The Daddy: The Conservatives can’t keep just picking Prime Ministers

Boris Johnson addresses the nation as he announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street 7 July 2022 (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Which post Second World War Prime Minister had the shortest tenure?

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?
Grant Shapps has taken up his first government role since leaving the Department for Transport earlier this year
Patrick Hollis

Suella Braverman has reportedly stepped down as Home Secretary.

Suella Braverman resigns from role as Home Secretary

New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to fast-track billions of pounds of savings in an attempt to get the public finances back on track and stabilise financial markets after weeks of turmoil.

Jeremy Hunt: New chancellor announces reverse on mini budget policies

Jeremy Hunt is expected to give a statement this morning to reassure markets (Photo: Getty Images)

Jeremy Hunt statement: How to watch chancellor’s fiscal announcement

Jeremy Hunt will make an emergency statement today (Photo: Getty Images)

More mini-budget U-turns expected in chancellor Jeremy Hunt statement

Two in five Preston households to be impacted if benefits only increase with wages

Working families set to lose out under benefits changes

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt at 10 Downing Street (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Jeremy Hunt: Who is the new chancellor, how old is he?

Regarded as one of the most gifted members of post-war Conservative politics, Macleod was responsible for overseeing the independence of many British African territories. MacLeod refused to serve as a Cabinet Minister under Sir Alec Douglas-Home as he disapproved of the procedure by which Sir Alec was selected but later became the Colonial Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was also the editor of the 'Spectator'. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Who was shortest serving Chancellor of the Exchequer Iain Macleod?

Kwasi Kwarteng.

Kwasi Kwarteng sacked by Prime Minister Liz Truss

County Councillor Phillippa Williamson and County Councillor Aidy Riggott

Investment zones: What we know about Lancashire's bid for low-tax growth zone

Kwasi Kwarteng has cut his trip to the International Monetary Fund in Washington, USA short.

Will Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announce a budget U-turn today?

Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget sent the financial markets into chaos. Credit: Getty Images

Bank of England bonds intervention explained
The mini-budget was announced last month
Patrick Hollis

Liz Truss backs mini-budget despite cabinet not being consulted on top tax rate by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

Liz Truss admits cabinet not consulted on top tax rate by Chancellor

'Some people have been quick to say that politicians are all the same, but Keir Starmer is proving them wrong. He is a man of integrity and honesty.' Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Labour lead: latest polling would equate to 346 seat majority

TOPSHOT - A video grab taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng unveiling an anti-inflation budget plan at the House of Commons in London on September 23, 2022.

Budget boost for Lancashire businesses with low-tax Investment Zones

The Chancellor today unveiled his mini-budget to the House of Commons. Credit: PA

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s stamp duty cut: What does it mean?

Money-saving expert Martin Lewis has branded the mini-budget “a staggering statement”.

Martin Lewis brands Government mini-budget “a staggering statement”

Kwasi Kwarteng has scrapped the top rate of income tax (Photo: PA)

The results of Kwasi Kwarteng’s first Autumn Mini-Budget.

In his first test as Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng is set to announce a mini budget this morning (September 23)

What could be announced in today’s mini-budget?

Fracking and farming sat side-by-side on Preston New Road when drilling was allowed. Prime minister Liz Truss is expected to overturn the ban of extracting for shale gas this week, opening the way for a return to fracking in Lancashire.

Anti-fracking campaigners: "We're more determined than ever"

Breakey & Co.

Stamp duty cuts: Cosy two-bed Lancashire home perfect for first-time buyers

Credit: Breakey & Co.

Stamp duty cuts: Cosy two-bed home perfect for first-time buyers

Kwasi Kwarteng said the Government has acted to ‘stop businesses collapsing’ (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Energy prices: Lancashire businesses welcome news of six-month price cap

Liz Truss has held her first meeting with her newly-appointed Cabinet - where the energy crisis will have undoubtedly been a key topic of conversation. Credit: Getty Images

The Liz Truss Cabinet: who has been given what by the new PM?

Liz Truss will be the third female prime minster of the United Kingdom (Getty Images)

Liz Truss: who might make new prime minister’s cabinet?

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Petrol prices could fall by 20p per litre within 2 weeks, says AA

The Preston New Road fracking site where Cuadrilla fracked two horizontally drilled wells testing for gas in the shale rocks deep below the surface
(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Lancashire campaigners ready to oppose fracking U-turn as crucial report is due

(Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Fuel firms accused of unjustifiable delays to petrol price cuts

Supermarkets urged to cut petrol prices as diesel nears £2 per litre

Fuel prices have soared across the country as the cost of living bites

How fuel prices compare today to one year and five years ago

Petrol prices have reached another record high

Where to get cheapest petrol in Preston as urgent review of prices is ordered

Morrisons and EG Group have both tabled final offers for the troubled convenience store

Morrisons and EG Group launch final bids for McColl’s

The fracking wells at Preston New Road

Geology boffins ordered to review fracking to see if it can return to Lancashire

How the fracking site at Preston New Road looked when it was being developed

Any fracking in Lancashire must have community consent, minister says

Cost of living: families could face financial 'catastrophe' in 2022 with many set for £1,200 hit to income (Photo: Shutterstock)

Families could face financial ‘catastrophe’ with £1,200 hit to income

The UK is braced for more high winds just days after Storm Arwen hit (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Storm Barra lashes UK with snow and strong winds

A computer image of Rolls Royce's small modular reactors

Lancashire nuclear fuel jobs may get lift as Rolls Royce powers up for start of ...

Preston generating more than 10,000 megawatts per hour of electricity each year

How Preston is producing its own energy

The Government hopes the move will insulate UK consumers from global energy price spikes (image: Shutterstock)

Households to be offered £5k grants to replace old boilers for greener heat pump...

Grants of £5,000 will be available to households

Government sets out £5,000 grants for households to swap boilers for heat pumps