The Latest Breaking News from Conservative Party

Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister

Ms Truss made the announcement outside Downing Street on Thursday afternoon.

Manchester Evening News · Oct 20, 2022

Urgent statement to be made on future of Liz Truss

Liz Truss has been meeting with the 1922 Committee chairman this afternoon

Wales Online · Oct 20, 2022

Britain cannot afford chaos of Conservatives any more, says Starmer

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the Conservative Party needs to keep the future of the British people out of its “pathetic squabbles”.He said the Tories have wrecked national and household finances, adding: “Britain deserves better, Britain cannot afford the chaos of the Conservatives any more; we need a general…

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2022

UK’s Liz Truss on the brink as MPs row, interior minister quits

PM fights for survival as Conservative legislators openly quarrel in parliament and interior minister Suella Braverman quits.

Al Jazeera · Oct 20, 2022

There’s something wrong with British politics. It’s called the Conservative Party

The current turmoil in British politics needs to be understood not just as a response to Liz Truss’s short time as prime minister, but as the result of problems within the governing Conservative Party since it came to power in 2010.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022

Nicola Sturgeon demands election amid government chaos

THERE have been conflicting reports over whether or not the chief whip has resigned. 

The National (Scotland) · Oct 19, 2022

UK prime minister forced from office amid economic turmoil, chaos in parliament and a party in tatters

The U.K. government is in tatters after Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Oct. 20, 2022 – the second leader to be forced out in mere months. It follows an economic mess largely of her own making that resulted in U-turns, a high-profile firing, curious absences and plummeting support.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022

Grant Shapps, spreadsheet schemer, takes over at Home Office amid Tory chaos

The former transport secretary was a major backer of Liz Truss’s rival Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest

Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2022

Grant Shapps, spreadsheet schemer, takes Home Office reins

The former transport secretary was a major backer of Liz Truss’s rival Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest.

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

The Nottinghamshire Conservative MPs still backing Liz Truss

Many MPs across the country have called for her resignation

Nottingham Post · Oct 19, 2022