Reaction to a “day of chaos” in Downing St dominates the nation’s Saturday papers.
The Times, The Independent, FT Weekend and The Guardian all lead with Prime Minister Liz Truss sacking Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor and ditching a major chunk of her mini-budget in a bid to rescue her premiership.
THE TIMES: @trussliz fights for survival #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/r1fq2Rzr54
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 14, 2022
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: @trussliz battles for survival #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/D7gCRoUzJ3
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 14, 2022
FT UK: @trussliz sacks @KwasiKwarteng in bid to save premiership #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0lstG4m7uY
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 14, 2022
Guardian front page, Saturday 15 October 2022: A day of chaos pic.twitter.com/hka6yKgdFR
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 14, 2022
The Telegraph, Daily Express and iWeekend report the move has done little to calm Tory rebels, who are plotting to replace Ms Truss as leader “within days”.
📰The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Truss clings to power after axing Kwarteng'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4OoUh6 pic.twitter.com/BTtw0BkHtz
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 14, 2022
Saturday's Front Cover: Vultures circling, but Truss is not for quitting https://t.co/CScZq2OOtV#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3cRiTr3uoh
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) October 14, 2022
I WEEKEND: Tory MPS tell @trussliz : ‘It’s over’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/sYHmIEZRyX
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 14, 2022
“Time’s up” is the headline on the Daily Mirror, while the Daily Mail asks: “How much more can she (and the rest of us) take?”
Saturday's front page: Time's up#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/yVjZFD4bRV pic.twitter.com/avmltMuOJy
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) October 14, 2022
Saturday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/tUcgjDIi9B
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) October 14, 2022
Meanwhile, the Daily Star takes a typical sideways view of the saga.
Saturday's front page: How long can wet lettuce Liz romaine? #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/0ySaVyGFf8 pic.twitter.com/OnUA0BoupL
— Daily Star (@dailystar) October 14, 2022
And The Sun carries the death of Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who was best-known for his portrayal of Hagrid in Harry Potter.
On tomorrow's front page: Film and telly giant Robbie Coltrane died aged 72 after a lifetime bringing joy to millions pic.twitter.com/LwXr1REVb0
— The Sun (@TheSun) October 14, 2022
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