Liz Truss culls cabinet on first day as loyalists and allies get top jobs New PM also pledges to urgently tackle energy crisis with plans to freeze bills at about £2,500 a year expected within days The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg is now in charge of fixing YOUR energy bills JACOB Rees-Mogg has been appointed as Energy Secretary in Liz Truss’s new Cabinet. The National (Scotland) · Sep 6, 2022
Record of climate denialism indicates how Rees-Mogg will handle energy brief Green businesses and investors say prospect of green energy sceptic as cabinet minister in charge does not inspire confidence The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg, who decried ‘climate alarmism’, to take on UK energy brief Former Brexit opportunities minister becomes business and energy secretary in Liz Truss’s first cabinet The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022
Who will be in Liz Truss’s Cabinet? New PM has been busy drawing up her top team ahead of her coronation The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022
Truss risks fresh row with EU over workers’ rights, say legal experts Changes as part of ‘bonfire’ of EU laws could lead to tariffs on British exports if level playing field rules breached The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022
‘Clothes to lie in’: what Boris Johnson’s carefully tailored chaos tells us about the man Our former prime minister’s scruffy outfits are clothes in which to get away with lies. And they are symbols of patriarchal power The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022
Liz Truss: Who will be in Tory frontrunner’s cabinet as she prepares to replace Boris Johnson? Firm favourite to become PM has been busy drawing up her top team ahead of expected coronation The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022
Liz Truss’s ‘knock-out’ victory depicted in updated Belfast mural The artwork shows former chancellor Rishi Sunak on the canvas, with Boris Johnson counting him out. The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022
Liz Truss leadership announcement compared to X-Factor final as viewers slam speech congratulating Tory party From the reality TV-style announcement, to Ms Truss not shaking Rishi Sunak's hand and a lack of BSL interpreters - Brits have had their say Bristol Post · Sep 5, 2022
Who is expected to be in Liz Truss' new Cabinet? The new Prime Minister will be finalising her Cabinet roles Manchester Evening News · Sep 5, 2022
Liz Truss: Who will be in Tory frontrunner’s cabinet as she prepares to replace Boris Johnson? Firm favourite to become PM has been busy drawing up her top team ahead of expected coronation The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022
‘Ideological stubbornness’ - Rees-Mogg under fire for blocking tourism campaign A senior government source accused Rees-Mogg of having “halted British tourism from being promoted” due to his “ideological stubbornness” Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg ‘blocking’ major UK tourism campaign ‘due to kneejerk stubbornness’ Mr Rees-Mogg could soon be headed to the cabinet after backing Liz Truss in the Tory leadership campaign The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022
Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2022 Public funded £120m ‘Brexit festival’ draws fraction of hoped for 66million visitors Jacob Rees Mogg indirectly blamed for ‘politicising’ arts and culture event
The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022 It would have been better for everyone if the festival of Brexit had stayed in its box Who could have predicted that Unboxed would be a such a surreal disaster? Literally everyone, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022 What is the ‘Festival of Brexit’? Everything we know about ‘hugely expensive and deeply unpopular’ celebration Figures reveal £120m government-sponsored events series attracts just 2.8m visitors
Daily Mirror · Sep 1, 2022 'Festival of Brexit' costing £120m attracts less than 0.4% of 66 million visitor target The controversial Unboxed celebration, which was branded an "irresponsible use of public money" by MPs, has reportedly attracted just 238,000 visitors since it launched in March - well short of lofty expectations
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2022 Plans to sell £1.5bn of UK government offices based on ‘fantasy’, say critics Jacob Rees-Mogg accused of pursuing agenda of ‘punishing civil servants who work from home’
The National (Scotland) · Aug 31, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg tipped to be next business secretary if Liz Truss wins Tory leadership The multi-millionaire is expected to be put in charge of tackling the ongoing energy crisis - and has already been in talks with firms
Insider UK · Aug 30, 2022 Critics warn new North Sea drilling 'not the answer' to current energy costs Reports suggest Liz Truss would invite applications for drilling licences to explore new oil and gas fields
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 New North Sea drilling not the answer to current energy costs, critics warn Greenpeace said ‘unleashing a North Sea drilling frenzy isn’t a plan to help bill payers, but a gift to the fossil fuel giants’.
Daily Mirror · Aug 28, 2022 Liz Truss rejects immediate direct help for everyone with rocketing energy bills Allies of Liz Truss insist nothing is off the table but said the Tory frontrunner is focused on tax cuts ahead of immediate universal support for Brits struggling with rising costs
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg reveals ‘new strategy’ to sell off £1.5bn of London offices It is not clear to what extent the planned sale is part of the Government’s pre-existing plan to move 22,000 civil servants out of the capital.
The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg to sell off offices as civil servants continue to work from home Minister for government efficiency has previously criticised the Civil Service for continuing to work from home