Six weeks of mayhem... charting the disastrous Truss tenure

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Using more than £70bn of increased borrowing, the package included abolishing the top rate of income tax for the highest earners and axing the cap on bankers' bonuses while adding restrictions to the welfare system.
47% : He abandoned plans to slash the basic rate of income tax by 1p -- which had been due to be brought forward to April -- saying it would remain at 20p in the pound until the country can afford to reduce it.
45% : In a dramatic U-turn, Truss and Kwarteng abandon their plan to abolish the 45p rate of income tax for top earners.
43% : The government said it would not reverse its vast tax cuts or reduce public spending despite ongoing market turmoil.
43% : She said she is "absolutely" not planning public spending reductions, but she insisted that taxpayers' money would be used well.
42% : The new prime minister promised a "bold plan" to cut taxes, grow the economy and "deliver on the energy crisis".
38% : Mr Hunt criticised the "mistakes" of the Truss administration and warned of "difficult decisions" to come on tax and spending.
37% : She refused to rule out public spending cuts.
34% : The PM admitted she could have done more to prepare the ground for Kwarteng's financial statement, and she faced accusations of throwing her chancellor "under the bus" by saying the abolition of the 45p top rate of tax was made by him, and not discussed with the cabinet.

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