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

Rishi Sunak-backers say "dissatisfaction is so high", however, making place for another PM in quick succession is not something the party can afford.

One former minister told the BBC: "we cannot go on like this indefinitely". However, several of Boris Johnson's supporters would do anything to stop Indian-origin Sunak from taking over.

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 but those plotting to remove her were "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."

On Friday, Truss sacked her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, and reversed a key policy to scrap the planned rise in corporation tax from 19 to 25 per cent. The statement marks the second major U-turn on the mini-budget after Truss cancelled her plan to scrap the top rate of income tax earlier this month.

The U-turn on corporation tax is "going to be damaging to the prospects for growth" and is "totally inconsistent" with what she said during the campaign, Sir Christopher said.

Conservative MP for Coalville, Andrew Bridgen, said he thinks "there'll 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."

On September 23, Kwarteng unveiled a so-called mini-budget to deliver the prime minister's vision, announcing the biggest package of tax cuts in decades. But the mini-budget spooked financial markets and sparked a revolt among Tory MPs, who urged the prime minister to drop parts of her economic plan to shore up the UK's finances.

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

By going back on her promise to cut taxes she has now alienated some of those who backed her in the leadership contest for her "bold" approach.

It is not hard to find Tory MPs who think her time is up.

One former backer told the BBC, Truss had "appointed her successor," by bringing in Jeremy Hunt as chancellor. "Sadly I think that hastened her demise," the Conservative MP said.

Another MP called Truss's news conference "a mega-disaster". They said: "She will have to resign - she is worse than Corbyn."

Truss insisted she would stay on as prime minister to see through her "mission" to get the economy growing.

"I'm absolutely determined to see through what I promised - to deliver a higher growth, more prosperous United Kingdom to see us through the storm we face," Truss said.

The eight-minute news conference came after a dramatic day in which the prime minister fired Kwarteng after he returned early from a US summit.

Members of Truss's cabinet are not in open revolt. Many allies have been tweeting support for her and the new chancellor, Hunt.

Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi tweeted: "It's time to get Britain moving. We are determined to grow the economy, eliminate the Covid backlog and protect people from Putin's energy warfare."

In a tweet, Deputy Prime Minister Therese Coffey - a close ally of Truss - said the prime minister was "right to act now to ensure our country's economic stability".

And Business and Energy Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg tweeted: "As a government, we must now get on and deliver the pro-growth reforms that will lay the foundations for our future prosperity."

The Liberal Democrats and the SNP have called for a general election, while shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said a new government led by Labour is "what this country needs".

Truss has ruled out a general election until 2024.

Many in the parliamentary Conservative party think they have to avoid another drawn-out leadership contest where Tory members have the final say.

The idea cropping up most is a joint ticket with former chancellor Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt. But after 12 years in power, under four different leaders, there are many old scores to settle in the Tory Party, the BBC said.

UNI ING。    新加坡这么小的地方，还是有人要将新加坡人按照住址区分开来。（OneMap截图） 作者 许耀泉一般来说，任何国家都要幅员相当广阔，人们才会按地区和习俗来区分彼此。但新加坡人即使住在这个弹丸小国上，还会在自己人当中为一件事争得面红耳赤：是East side best side还是West side best side? 东部西部，孰劣孰优？别笑话了，乘搭地铁一个多小时就能从新加坡的一端到达另一端，还硬要分东西？ 但新加坡人为了这个话题甚至还会“选边站”，给自己冠上Easties（东边人）和Westies（西边人）的名称。在学者看来，这不是笑话，反而显示了新加坡人的国家身份认同正日益加强。

二 | 但是我们先看看新加坡东西部居民之间这场没完没了的争执。东部两大王牌：东海岸公园、樟宜机场 东海岸公园既是广受新加坡人欢迎的沙滩公园，还让周围的住宅摇身一变成为濒水住宅。（海峡时报）综合网上的讨论和平时与东西部居民的交谈所闻，住在新加坡1东部隐约给人一种“高人一等”的感觉，主要的原因跟地理位置有关：新加坡最受欢迎的东海岸公园，就在东部。关键倒不在东海岸公园本身，而是公园附近的居民基本上都住在濒水住宅嘛，谁人不爱？ 东部居民的另一个杀手锏就更厉害了，那就是樟宜机场。樟宜机场除了是新加坡人出国回国的必经之地，本身也是个景点，但它还给东部带来另一个好处，那就是限制了新加坡东部多个地区的建筑高度。因此，当地跟新加坡其他高楼林立的地区就变得不太相同，辨识度也立刻提高了。

三 | 能说“世界最高的室内瀑布，就在我家附近”，应该只有新加坡东部居民吧？（海峡时报）美食也是东部居民喜欢挂在嘴边的另一个卖点，君不见如切一带，一排排翻新得美轮美奂的旧店屋里头，满是一家家售卖各色佳肴美馔的餐馆？就算要比小贩中心，东部的勿洛85小贩中心和樟宜村小贩中心，就足以令不少新加坡人称羡了。就连新加坡女艺人庄米雪也忍不住在一段视频中调侃道：西部在裕廊飞禽公园搬走之后，还剩下什么？果然是名副其实鸟不生蛋的地方！ 新加坡东部的种种优势，甚至有其历史根源。国立大学政策研究所研究员Melvin Tay和Mathew Mathews在5月初刊登于《海峡时报》的一篇联名评论中指出，根据新加坡1957年人口普查，新加坡东部的人口密度已经高于西部，城市化的速度也更快。其中，芽笼士乃、勿洛和实乞纳这些组屋区当时已经开始建设，为东部居民的社区认同感奠下基础。

四 | 相比之下，新加坡西部地区在同一个时期以农业和工业活动为主，居民所居住的甘榜也相隔较远。西部两大卖点：大自然风貌、高等学府住在西部的蚁粉现在是不是想拍案而起，列举当地的一些优点？ 这不是其他国家，而是新加坡铁道走廊的一部分噢。

五 | （市区重建局提供）Westies会说，相对于东部大片大片的水泥森林，真正的绿意要在西部才找得到，毕竟，新加坡大部分自然保护区、裕华园与星和园这两座老牌公园、近年落成的裕廊湖公园，加上郁郁葱葱的铁道走廊（Rail Corridor），都在西部。新加坡不少名校、理工学院，和两所世界排名名列前茅的大学都在哪里？没错，就在西部。西部也不乏美食，文礼的椰浆饭、达曼裕廊小贩中心，都是西部居民的心头好。

六 | 新加坡好几所高等学府和名校都坐落在西部，如图中的国立大学。（海峡时报）公说公有理，婆说婆有理，虽然开车不到半小时就能往返新加坡的东部和西部，还是有新加坡人硬要把新加坡人划分为东部和西部居民，在Melvin Tay和Mathew Mathews看来，这种区域性的身份认同对人们来说还是现实存在的，还会随着新加坡日后的发展和蜕变，继续生存也演变下去。因此，即使一些东部居民出于某种优越感不愿意搬迁到新加坡西部，这种身份认同仍印证了新加坡在打造家园这方面的成功。既是如此，欢迎Easties和Westies继续争辩下去，红蚂蚁就当一次吃瓜群众好了。

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