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Union boss urges government to ‘take shackles off’ private rail firms as 9,000 train workers strike

Thousands of train drivers go on strike causing disruptions to countless travellers

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

Liz Truss: After a torrid Tory conference, what next for the Prime Minister?

Here is what lies ahead for the under-fire Prime Minister over the next few weeks.

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

Ella Henderson receives backlash from gay fans after performing at Conservative Party Conference

Ella Henderson has sparked a backlash from the queer community after performing at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022

Liz Truss: a brief guide to her economic ideas and what the evidence says about them

For some, Liz Truss’s headline policies since she became the UK’s prime minister have been shocking. Markets have been shocked, voters have been shocked, and many of her own colleagues in the Conservative party seem a little uncomfortable.

The Conversation · Oct 5, 2022

UK still aiming to ditch EU laws by end of 2023 - PM's spokesperson

Britain still aims to ditch legislation it has retained from when it was in the European Union by the end of 2023, Prime Minister Liz Truss's press secretary said, clarifying remarks from her Conservative party conference speech on Wednesday.

Reuters · Oct 5, 2022

Greenpeace interrupts Truss speech to accuse PM of ‘shredding’ promises

The protesters interrupted Liz Truss’s televised leaders’ speech at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

Prime Minister Liz Truss heckled by protesters during Tory conference speech

The Prime Minister had taken to the stage in Birmingham for her first conference speech as leader but was interrupted by Greenpeace supporters

Chronicle Live · Oct 5, 2022

Liz Truss doubles down on tax plan that sent UK economy into freefall

In a short speech to party members, the Tory PM tried to defend a set of proposals that will give more cash to corporations and bankers

Daily Record · Oct 5, 2022

Hungry people queue for food in a side street close to the Conservative Party conference

Prime Minister Liz Truss seems to think she has addressed the cost of living crisis with energy cash handouts - but for the most desperate, the winter looks more bleak than ever

Wales Online · Oct 5, 2022

Tory conference made Apocalypse Now look like a sedate tea party

It’s hard to explain the end-of-days vibe at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. Government loyalists declared that this re-incarnation of Margaret Thatcher was not for turning on cutting the top rate of tax. Fast forward 12 hours to the mother of all U- turns.

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022