The story of Liz Truss' U-turns after a series of reversals as Prime Minister

Prime Minister Liz Truss does not is not the first politician to do an about-face – and no doubt she will not be the last.

But it's fair to say his job as Prime Minister hasn't had the smoothest start, with much criticism of his Chancellor's so-called 'mini-budget' Kwasi Kwarteng, causing a negative reaction from global markets, eventually forcing his removal from the Treasury after just 40 days and his replacement by Jeremy Hunt.

Just over a month into work, we take a look at some of the abrupt changes Ms. Truss, a former liberal Democrat, has had to make so far – and those she has been forced to do before she even became PM.

Tax cuts for the rich

Ms Truss made her first major U-turn as Prime Minister after it was announced the government would not go ahead with its plan to abolish the tax rate the highest for the wealthy.

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Mr. Kwarteng confirmed the about-face on October 3 following a backlash, the threat of a Tory backbench rebellion and a cantankerous opening day at the Tory Party Conference in Birmingham. /p>

In a statement posted to his Twitter account, Mr Kwarteng said the policy was removed because it had become a "distraction" to what he said was otherwise a growth plan that would build “a more prosperous economy”.

“It is clear that the abolition of the 45p tax rate has become a distraction from our primary mission to address the challenges facing our country”, Mr. Kwarteng said.

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"As a result, I am announcing that we are not proceeding with the abolition of the 45 pence tax rate."

The U-turn came after senior Tories Michael Gove, the former leveling secretary, and Grant Shapps, the ex-transport secretary, have voiced their opposition.

Medium Term Budget Plan

Another government U-turn is came on October 10 when Mr Kwarteng said he was bringing forward the date he would set out his "medium-term budget plan".

The Chancellor had come under pressure to outline his plans more clearly following September's disastrous mini-budget, which sent the value of the pound plummeting and caused chaos in the markets.

< p> Mr Kwarteng also said he would bring forward the release from the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecast for November 23 to October 31 - Halloween - a date rarely a good one for politicians. which to make announcements given the open objective it presents to newspaper headline writers.

In a letter to Commons Treasury Committee Chairman Mel Stride, the Chancellor said he hoped "this short additional time is acceptable".

This concession effectively represented a triple U-turn on Mr Kwarteng's part, with the Chancellor having already offered to change the date of his statement on two other occasions.

Corporation Tax Cancellation

Mrs Truss was forced to recall Mr Kwarteng earlier from a visit with the IMF to Washington, DC, on Friday, October 14 in order to sack him, quickly announcing his replacement by former health minister Jeremy Hunt before stepping onto the podium in Downing Street to announce