10 things you might not know about the new Prime Minister Liz Truss Some of these are pretty surprising Wales Online · Sep 5, 2022
Liz Truss will be fourth UK prime minister in six years Turnover of prime ministers has sped up in recent decades. The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022
Pizza nights and sleepovers? How Liz Truss’s children may cope with life at No 10 Prime ministers have taken very different approaches to blending home and work life at Downing Street The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022
Congratulations to our new PM — and good luck with the in-tray from hell Political leadership at the highest level is largely beyond the control of the leader. The long campaign, by which the members of the Conservative Party chose the new prime minister on behalf of all of us, came to its conclusion today. The campaign has been dominated by the least important… Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2022
Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers? He’s clearly not in the Churchill or Thatcher first class, and his personal flaws and precipitate fall from power means he’s demoted below the likes of Blair and Wilson in the second division. However, Brexit and his election success put him above May and Cameron, writes Sean O’Grady The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022
Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers? He’s clearly not in the Churchill or Thatcher first class, and his personal flaws and precipitate fall from power means he’s demoted below the likes of Blair and Wilson in the second division. However, Brexit and his election success put him above May and Cameron, writes Sean O’Grady The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2022
Boris Johnson’s dreams of a comeback will be a nightmare for Liz Truss He will wish the new prime minister every success while aching for her to fail The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022
Where has Mr Truss been hiding? A spouse-free race isn’t usually the political way Hugh O’Leary’s absence could be a sign that our politics is growing up, tiring of pantomime The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2022
Get Brexit dung: how Boris Johnson was targeted in manure stunt before EU vote A new book reveals how David Cameron aide suggested Momentum dump animal faeces outside the former London mayor’s home The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2022
Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers? He’s clearly not in the Churchill or Thatcher first class, and his personal flaws and precipitate fall from power means he’s demoted below the likes of Blair and Wilson in the second division. However, Brexit and his election success put him above May and Cameron, writes Sean O’Grady The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022
Boris Johnson hands 'quivering fanboy' job on committee approving peerages Number 10 announced Harry Mount, a former Bullingdon Club member and second cousin of David Cameron, would be installed on the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC) - weeks before his controversial resignation honours list is to be confirmed Daily Mirror · Sep 2, 2022
Johnson: I’m ready to get on with life outside Number 10 He did not say whether he will stay on as a backbench MP or withdraw from the political limelight. The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022
Boris Johnson tops public poll of worst post-war Prime Ministers with half saying he did bad job Almost half of those polled said Mr Johnson had done a bad job as leader Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2022
Boris Johnson tops poll of post-war PMs thought to have done a bad job He came fourth in the list of prime ministers thought to have done a good job. The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
The National (Scotland) · Aug 31, 2022 SNP urged to raise child poverty payment by 300 per cent to mitigate Tory policy THE Scottish Government has been urged to provide an extra £100 a month for young parents penalised by Tory benefit rules ...
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022 From Churchill to Johnson: Queen to meet 15th prime minister at Balmoral The monarch will meet the new Conservative Party leader next week.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022 Support for Welsh independence is growing – people are fed up with being forgotten As in Scotland, many people have looked at the United Kingdom and decided that it’s simply not working for them, says WalesOnline’s Will Hayward
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022 UK at risk of joining global anti-corruption partnership ‘list of shame’ The Government was informed the UK may be designated as ‘inactive’ by the Open Government Partnership over failings in its transparency action plans.
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022 Viral sensation Jackie Weaver announced for Channel 4’s Make Me Prime Minister She joins a line-up of 12 candidates in a contest to see what it really takes to operate in the world of politics.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2022 Wonder who Liz Truss will reward with a job or punish with exile? History can tell us If she becomes Tory leader she will have to weigh up whether voters are expecting a complete clear-out or more of the same
The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2022 When Liz Truss was nearly deselected by ‘Turnip Taliban’ Tories for having an affair Likely next prime minister’s career was nearly nipped in the bud by local activists
Daily Mirror · Aug 19, 2022 'Southampton fan' Rishi Sunak makes embarrassing football gaffe during leadership speech Rishi Sunak stumbled over a question about his football team, Southampton, while speaking at an event in Manchester as he tries to beat Liz Truss to become Prime Minister
Daily Mirror · Aug 19, 2022 The best politician food fails: From Theresa May's chippy cone to Ed Miliband's bacon blunder Scoffing on a snack might seem like a failsafe way to project a populist image, but politicians are often left wishing they'd never bothered after being photographed eating awkwardly
Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2022 Mary Portas hits out at government ‘sh*t show’ as high street businesses fear inflation Former advisor to Tory prime minister calls the lack of action due to Truss v Sunak leadership contest ‘ridiculous’
The Conversation · Aug 15, 2022 Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak want to crack down on migration – an expert reviews their plans Immigration is an ideological headache for the UK’s Conservative party, caught between its neoliberal new right that champions free markets, and its social conservatism, which immigration is said to threaten. But a restrictive immigration stance has been a winning ticket for the Conservatives since David Cameron’s 2010 pledge to reduce…