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A | London, Oct 15 (UNI) British Prime Minister Liz Truss is facing a backlash from Conservative MPs after firing her Chancellor and announcing a second U-turn on a major economic policy.

One former Minister told the BBC: "We cannot go on like this indefinitely."

Another Tory MP said the party was in a "state of despair" after the PM's Downing Street news conference.

Truss supporter Christopher Chope said "time will tell" if she had done enough to secure her position, calling those plotting to remove her "hyenas".

Sir Christopher said: "We can't possibly force another Prime Minister out of office, we've just got to calm down and try to give the Prime Minister our support."

In an attempt to end turmoil on the financial markets, Truss sacked her Chancellor and close ally Kwasi Kwarteng, replacing him with former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt. She then reversed a key policy to scrap a planned rise in corporation tax from 19 to 25 per cent.

It is the second major U-turn on September's mini-budget after Truss cancelled her plan to scrap the top rate of income tax earlier this month.

At a brief news conference in Downing Street on Friday, the Prime Minister dismissed calls for her resignation, saying she was determined to see her promises through.

Commenting on the corporation tax U-turn, Sir Christopher added it was "going to be damaging to the prospects for growth" and was "totally inconsistent" with what Truss said during her leadership campaign.

Conservative MP for Coalville, Andrew Bridgen, said he thought there would "be a challenge to Truss in the next few weeks".

Bridgen, who backed Rishi Sunak to be leader, said: "Dissatisfaction is so high in the parliamentary party.

"Removing Kwasi Kwarteng when he implemented the policies she asked him to do won't engender loyalty to her."

Former Conservative leader William Hague meanwhile said her premiership was "hanging by a thread".

Government borrowing costs rose and the pound's value fell after the Prime Minister's latest U-turn.

Some economists warned that the latest developments might not be enough to restore the UK's credibility.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called for a general election, saying Truss is "unfit to hold the office of Prime Minister".

Privately many Conservative MPs admit they have gone through despondency and into despair over the past 24 hours.

Another MP called Ms Truss's news conference "a mega-disaster". They said: "She will have to resign."

UNI MR。 Naypyidaw, Oct 12 (UNI) A court in Myanmar's capital, Naypyidaw, sentenced the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to three more years in prison on bribery charges on Wednesday, media reported.

The court issued its verdict for Aung San Suu Kyi at a private hearing held on the territory of the Naypyidaw Central Prison, where Myanmar's politician is serving her sentence, the Ayeyarwady opposition news portal reported.

According to the media outlet, the country's former leader was found guilty in two episodes of accepting bribes and sentenced to three years in prison in each case, with both terms to be served concurrently.

The bribery charges are reportedly related to the transfer of money from 2018-2019 by several businessmen to a charitable foundation named after Maha Thiri Thudhamma Khin Kyi, the mother of Aung San Suu Kyi and the wife of Gen. Aung San, who is regarded as the creator of Myanmar's independence.

Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, served as state counselor of Myanmar, equivalent to a prime minister, until February 2021, when the military grabbed power in the country using a constitutional mechanism for transferring authorities in an emergency situation. The junta overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi's government and put her, along with then-President Win Myint, under house arrest. The female politician was soon transferred to the Naypyidaw Central Prison. She will be serving a total of 26 years in prison, including Wednesday's sentence.

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