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Chancellor to deliver parts of his medium-term fiscal plan today, Treasury says

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver parts of his medium-term fiscal plan later today, the Treasury has said.

In a statement the Treasury said the chancellor was fast-tracking the plans, which will be released in full on 31 October.

It said it followed conversations with Prime Minister Liz Truss over the weekend and a meeting with the governor of the Bank of England and the head of the Debt Management Office on Sunday night.

Ms Truss is facing calls to resign from three Tory MPs following the economic turmoil in the wake of the mini-budget.

Tory MPs Crispin Blunt, Andrew Bridgen and Jamie Wallis have publicly stated they believe she should resign, while Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called on Ms Truss to face parliament and accused her of being “in office but not in power”.

The Daily Mail reported that Tory MPs will try to oust Ms Truss later this week, with more than 100 ready to submit letters of no confidence.

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