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...“The debt that was run up during World War II was largely paid back within the generation of the people who fought the war,” Swagel said....
...Reeves said she would not reintroduce the post-financial crisis cap on bankers’ bonuses — set at 200 per cent of regular pay — which was scrapped in 2022 by Liz Truss’s chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng....
...Mooted revisions to Solvency II might increase the share of illiquid assets though, which are currently at about 12 per cent....
...The BoE also fleshed out reforms of the Solvency II insurance capital rules, which the industry says could unlock as much as £100bn for investment....
...But, you know, where could a Trump Mark II lead us to? Most people feel he will sell Ukraine out....
...Liz Truss is described as the shortest-serving prime minister (Report, October 21). I am afraid she has failed in that competition too....
...TRUSS CALIGATA. Media Nocte, Pridie KAL JAN MMXXIII”. On the bottom he had scratched two marks, II, beside “Tres Admittentur”. A ticket for two admitting three? Qwasi was better at Latin than maths....
...In the case of insurers this was by means of Solvency II, and in the case of pension funds by a regulation known as FRS 17....
...The Parliamentary Party has to urgently rediscover discipline, mutual respect and teamwork if we are to (i) govern the UK well and (ii) avoid slaughter at the next election,” he tweeted....
...Instead, the biggest story in UK politics and one of the biggest in the world is the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Inside Politics is edited by Georgina Quach....
...Speaking outside Number 10, Truss described the Queen as a “personal inspiration” and said that, “through thick and thin, Queen Elizabeth II provided us with the stability and the strength that we needed...
...“Through thick and thin, Queen Elizabeth II provided us with the stability and strength we needed,” she added. “She was the spirit of Great Britain, and that will endure.”...
...In her first speech as leader at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster, Truss said it was an “honour to be elected” and thanked her family, friends and political colleagues for their support throughout...
...This time last week Elizabeth II and Johnson led the UK. Now, it is Charles III and Liz Truss....
...Truss was the Queen’s 15th prime minister; her first was Winston Churchill. Truss said: “It’s an extraordinary achievement to have presided with such dignity and grace for 70 years....
...When Queen Elizabeth II died on Truss’s third day in office, she struggled to find a register equal to the national mood....
...The King told Truss the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was “the moment I’ve been dreading” but said it was important to “keep everything going”....
...The UK continues to be in a period of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II....
...Will Tory MPs allow Truss to pursue ‘Austerity II’?...
...It has also cast Truss into a historical context unexpectedly: she will bookend Sir Winston Churchill as the last of Elizabeth II’s 15 prime ministers....
...Just a few days ago, Liz Truss, Britain’s new prime minister, was unable to say if President Macron of France is a friend or foe....
...With the nation, or most of it, briefly united this week by the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the UK prime minister Liz Truss can now get on with her programme of dividing the country again by shovelling...
...Tech bosses have also questioned how much pension fund cash would be freed by Solvency II reforms for alternative asset classes and how much would go towards growth companies....
...If Elizabeth II was better than Donald Trump, monarchy beats republicanism tout court....
...At the time Liz Truss was prime minister and Williamson a backbench MP....
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