The United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss has dropped a plan to reduce taxes for the highest earners, giving some much-needed respite for the battered pound. The move comes just 10 days after the plan was announced, in the wake of a rebellion from members of Parliament in her own Conservative Party.

“From supporting British business to lowering the tax burden for the lowest paid, our Growth Plan sets out a new approach to build a more prosperous economy. However, it is clear that the abolition of the 45p tax rate has become a distraction from our overriding mission to tackle the challenges facing our country. As a result, I'm announcing we are not proceeding with the abolition of the 45p tax rate. We get it, and we have listened,” the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, said in his tweet.