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Greater Manchester politicians react to Liz Truss becoming new UK Prime Minister

Many of Greater Manchester's MPs have quickly taken to social media to react to Liz Truss's appointment.

Manchester Evening News · Sep 5, 2022

Liz Truss: who is the UK's new prime minister and why has she replaced Boris Johnson?

The United Kingdom’s next prime minister will be Liz Truss. After a two-month contest, Conservative Party members have chosen her as their new leader. All that remains is for Truss to travel to Balmoral in Scotland where she will be formally invited by the Queen to form a government.

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2022

Who is Liz Truss, the new UK prime minister?

The United Kingdom now has its third ever female prime minister. Liz Truss was elected as leader by grassroots members of the Conservatives to lead the party – and hence the nation – on a platform that positioned her as the continuity candidate from Boris Johnson.

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2022

Fury over 'unequal' A-level results day as top grades drop at different rates across UK

Analysis shows that the fall in grades has been steepest in the North East, Yorkshire and Humber and the East Midlands - compared to the South East and London

Daily Mirror · Aug 18, 2022

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak set out stalls on Northern Ireland ahead of Tory leadership hustings

The two candidates to succeed Boris Johnson will make their pitches to Conservative members at a "sold-out" event near Belfast

Belfast Live · Aug 16, 2022

It’s time we woke up to Liz Truss’s crass delusions

Letters: The Tory leadership candidate should focus on real-life existential threats rather than undermining civil servants, say Rupert Huxter and Amanda Power, while Vivienne Jackson condemns her interpretation of ‘Jewish’ values

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

Labour lead falls as Tories make up lost ground, Westminster polling shows

THE latest YouGov/Times voting intention poll shows there is just a one percentage point difference between support for the Labour and Conservative…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 3, 2022

Wee Ginger Dug: Liz Truss puts another nail in the Union coffin

WE all thought that Boris Johnson was going to be the Conservatives' biggest asset to the Scottish independence campaign

The National (Scotland) · Aug 2, 2022

'FFS Nadine!': Tories round on Culture Secretary after 'puerile' attack on Sunak

NADINE Dorries has attracted criticism from across the political spectrum after a “nasty, silly, trivial” attack on Rishi Sunak.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 25, 2022

Conservative members in Northern Ireland on what they think of final two leadership contenders

One NI Conservative member described the leadership battle between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss as a "Hobson's choice"

Belfast Live · Jul 21, 2022