Will Liz Truss sack Kwasi Kwarteng to save herself?

<p>What was left of Liz Truss’s authority visibly dissipated in Prime Minister’s Questions this week. As Freddie Hayward<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2022/10/liz-truss-u-turns-second-pmqs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> reports,</a> the atmosphere was “funereal”, with the Prime Minister repeating “I’m genuinely unclear” and refusing to talk about market turmoil or tax cuts, only the government’s <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/quickfire/2022/10/liz-truss-uk-blackouts-winter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">energy package.</a></p><br /><p>Anoosh Chakelian, Rachel Cunliffe, Rachel Wearmouth and Freddie Hayward discuss the criticism of the mini-Budget and what Truss’s options are, whether Kwasi Kwarteng <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2022/10/kwasi-kwarteng-resignation-price-liz-truss-survival" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">will survive</a> as Chancellor and who would replace him, and Labour’s plans for a future without Truss.</p><br /><p>Then in You Ask Us, a listener asks what on earth the government’s much-touted “supply-side reform” is.</p><br /><p>If you have a question for You Ask Us,&nbsp;go to <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/youaskus</a></p><br /><p>Podcast listeners can subscribe to the&nbsp;<em>New Statesman</em>&nbsp;for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>.</p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>