‘Empty’: media view on Kwarteng’s conference speech following U-turn
by Ben Quinn from World news | The Guardian on (#64AXJ)
Media commentators weigh in on chancellor's speech following his decision to scrap his tax cut for high earners
Kwasi Kwarteng delivered his address to the Tory conference after a bruising day in which he U-turned on his plan to cut tax for high earners. He admitted his economic plan had caused a little turbulence" and that it had been a tough day".
While much of the response inside the hall where the chancellor was delivering his speech appeared muted - with one of the loudest cheers reserved for repealing EU laws - media commentators were left underwhelmed by one of the shortest conference speeches delivered by a chancellor in modern times.
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