The Latest Breaking News from Kit Malthouse

Tory Education Secretary drawing up plans to end ban on new grammar schools

Prime Minister Liz Truss voiced her support for grammar schools during the leadership race, and revealed she had sent her daughters to one

Daily Mirror · Sep 22, 2022

The Guardian view on schools: grammars are not the answer

Editorial: Energy costs and teacher shortages should be top priorities for the new prime minister. Instead she is stuck in the past

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2022

The new Tory cabinet members linked to Liverpool

There are a surprising number of members of Liz Truss's new top team with links to the city

Liverpool Echo · Sep 10, 2022

Truss’s Cabinet reshuffle: Key statistics and major milestones

Nearly a third of Cabinet attendees are women – the highest proportion in modern times.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Gas and electric price hikes are 'life-threatening', says NHS leader in stark letter - and warns rises have already led to hospital admissions

Samantha Allen is concerned the cost-of-living crisis will have lethal consequences.

Chronicle Live · Sep 2, 2022

Children and parents of infected blood scandal victims face ‘frustrating’ wait for compensation

The parents and children of victims of the infected blood scandal will have to wait until at least next year to find out whether they will receive compensation, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2022

13 million Britons will be pushed into debt by energy price cap rise, government warned

One in four won’t be able to afford bills, says Citizens Advice – as PM accused of being ‘missing in action’

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Boris Johnson ‘on shore leave’ while UK faces inevitable recession, says Asda boss

‘Nobody’s in charge at the moment,’ says Tory peer Lord Rose

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Government on ‘war footing’ over cost of living crisis, minister claims – but offers no new help

Ministers considering ‘various cards’ next PM can play, says Kit Malthouse – as Liz Truss accused of ‘moral failure’ over refusal to extra payments

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Scottish Government 'monitoring' risk of winter blackouts and energy supply issues

THE Scottish Government is "monitoring" the risk of power blackouts and energy supply issues, The National can reveal.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2022