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New chancellor Jeremy Hunt has “ripped up” prime minister Liz Truss’ tax plans just weeks after they were announced, leaving the prime minister’s future in grave peril.
While the machinations in Westminster dominate the front pages, there are also grim warnings of rolling electricity blackouts during the coldest winter months.
Rail workers, meanwhile, are voting on whether to take more strike action over the coming months and Heathrow is making moves to improve relations with airlines after a tempestuous summer of disruption.
Here are the headlines the travel industry woke up to on Tuesday (18 October).
Hunt rips up PM’s tax plans in astounding U-turn
New chancellor Jeremy Hunt has reversed almost of all of Liz Truss’ tax plans in one of the “most astonishing” U-turns in modern British political history. Hunt’s moves include slashing back the government’s energy price freeze from two years to just six months, which could increase bills to £5,000 per year from April. (The Guardian)
Truss warned she is ‘in office but not in power’
PM Liz Truss was last night warned she was “in office but not in power”, as she finally apologised during a TV interview for making a series of blunders on the economy. Truss also met with groups of Conservative MPs on Monday (17 October) in a desperate bid to save her leadership. (The Daily Mail)
Prepare for blackouts on ‘really, really cold’ days this winter
The boss of the National Grid has warned that the UK could face power cuts between 4pm and 7pm on “really, really cold” weekdays in January and February if the country cannot import enough gas from Europe to keep the lights on. (Sky News)
Rail workers vote on further six months of walkouts
Members of the RMT union are voting on whether to continue strike action for a further six months. Rail workers have already taken part in eight days of nationwide strikes this year, which have brought the UK rail network to a virtual standstill. (BBC News)
Heathrow appoints senior executive to repair relations with airlines
Heathrow has moved its director of operations Kathryn Leahy to the newly created role of director of “Team Heathrow” in a bid to improve relations with airlines after a summer marred by disruption and the imposition of a capacity cap. (Financial Times)
