Liz Truss: From Keys to No 10 to downfall in six turbulent weeks How outgoing Prime Minister’s brief spell in power rocked the country Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2022
From Arsenal to M People: the winners and losers under Liz Truss Despite the premiership generally being regarded as a disaster, it was more beneficial for some than others The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022
Price of wine set to be increased by 'eye watering' amount Energy costs are driving up prices of bottles by 45% to 70% Liverpool Echo · Oct 21, 2022
New UK leader to face highest government debt in 60 years British government debt rose to the highest level in almost 60 years last month and retail sales slumped The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
I fear the return of chaotic Boris, but at least that lettuce beat Truss Yesterday, as Liz Truss announced her resignation, she propelled herself into the history books as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister. This was a record previously held by one George Canning, who died of pneumonia in 1827. This PM however was infamously outlived by a lettuce. This is what happens when idolatory… Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2022
Martin Lewis warns British Gas and EDF customers that bills could rise next year Industry analysts at Cornwall Insight suggest that the UK will face a 73% hike in energy prices from April, 2023 Wales Online · Oct 21, 2022
Digested week: where has all the ‘In Liz we Truss’ merch gone? Tories were flogging old conference mugs and T-shirts online this week, until reality gave the lie to the slogan The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022
How will the race for the UK’s next prime minister unfold? The ruling Conservative Party is expected to select the new prime minister by October 28 following Truss’s resignation. Al Jazeera · Oct 21, 2022
Why the energy price cap isn’t what it seems Liz Truss initially moved to rein in runaway household bills caused by rising global gas prices, only for new chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut short government aid The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
Timeline: Key moments in Liz Truss’s 45 days as prime minister PM has resigned as Tory leader after shortest ever reign in Downing Street The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
Liz Truss’s history of U-turns as PM steps down after just 45 days in power Britain’s short-lived PM was no stranger to about-turns even before she entered Downing Street The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
DWP could give extra £325 Cost of Living payments under new plan Campaigners also want all benefit payments to be increased in line with inflation Liverpool Echo · Oct 21, 2022
West Lothian businessman says chaos at Westminster puts 'economy and environment' in jeopardy Nawaz Haq says the the Government's environmental pledges are also suffering because of the turmoil at Number 10 Daily Record · Oct 21, 2022
Next prime minister odds: Who is the favorite to succeed Liz Truss? Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt appear to be only serious contenders after Boris Johnson aborts bid The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022 Pound falls and UK borrowing costs rise despite Jeremy Hunt debt promise Chancellor says he will do ‘whatever is necessary’ to bring down national debt
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022 Pound slides, cost of government borrowing rises ahead of Tory leadership race – as it happened Government deficit rises to second-highest September figure on record, while shoppers cut spending and pound falls 1.5% to $1.11
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022 Next UK prime minister: Who will replace Liz Truss? Boris Johnson’s successor has had shortest tenure in modern history
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022 Further cuts will kill off NHS dental services, chancellor told Exclusive: British Dental Association chief says there is ‘no more fat to trim’ amid fears for health budget
Wales Online · Oct 20, 2022 Boris Johnson's sister says Keir Starmer is 'Prime Minister in waiting' The journalist and author claimed the Conservative Party was "split irreparably" but dodged questions about her brother's future
Daily Mirror · Oct 20, 2022 Inside Liz Truss's 44 days of chaos, and how she became shortest serving PM ever The Prime Minister today said she was not able to deliver the mandate she was elected on, after her government descended into chaos and meant the Conservatives had to launch another leadership contest
The Conversation · Oct 20, 2022 Liz Truss resigns: who is in and who is out in the race to replace her? Liz Truss’s resignation as the leader of the Conservative party immediately triggers a contest to replace her as prime minister.
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022 EXPLAINER: Why was Truss' tenure so short -- and now what? British Prime Minister Liz Truss took office last month with hopes and promises of reinvigorating the British economy and putting it on the path to long-term success
Al Jazeera · Oct 20, 2022 Liz Truss gone: Who will become the UK’s new prime minister? Truss, the shortest serving prime minister in British history, resigned following a controversial tax-cutting budget.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022 Trussonomics’ true cost will be austerity and spending cuts to fill the fiscal hole Expect also a harder downturn if market credibility is to be restored, with a 2% contraction in GDP
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022 Sunak, Mordaunt, Johnson? Contenders who could replace Truss Liz Truss’ resignation as British Prime Minister has triggered another leadership race — the second in just four months — for the U.K.’s fractured and demoralized Conservative Party