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The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Rishi Sunak 'first Tory leader contender to secure backing of 100 MPs'

Boris Johnson was lagging behind, as was Penny Mordaunt

Manchester Evening News

Mock The Week's emotional end as Dara Ó Briain says it's been a 'joy and honour'

Dara Ó Briain brought BBC comedy show Mock The Week to an emotional close on Friday night, after 17 years and 21 series on air. The final episode came after regular contributor Ed Byrne took a sweary swipe at the BBC for pulling the plug, as he called out 'Tory…

Daily Mirror

Landowners call for scrapping of plans to ban solar energy from England’s farmland

Farmers say having solar sites allows them to subsidise food production during less successful years

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UK economic outlook downgraded to 'negative' amid chaos after Liz Truss resignation

The ratings agency Moody's says the downturn is due to the political instability and high inflation in the aftermath of PM Liz Truss' resignation in a report published last night

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson returns to UK in bid for rapid political comeback

Boris Johnson returned to Britain from holiday on Saturday to consider an audacious bid for a second term as prime minister in a race that could pit him against his former finance minister whose resignation in July helped drive him out of office.

Reuters

The Liverpool places named after shortest-serving PM before Liz Truss

Liz Truss has taken the title from a former Liverpool MP

Liverpool Echo

Inflation protests across Europe threaten political turmoil

Across Europe, soaring inflation is behind a wave of protests and strikes that underscores growing discontent with the spiraling cost of living and threatens to unleash political turmoil

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Boris Johnson news – live: Former PM lands in UK as Rishi Sunak leads race to No 10

Johnson tells ally ‘we are going to do this’ as rival Rishi Sunak is first to hit 100 nominations

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘first contender to pass threshold of 100 Tory MPs’

Former PM Boris Johnson was lagging behind, as was Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt.

The Independent UK

Mock The Week fans 'emotional' as BBC show ends after 17 years

Fans poured out their disappointment on social media, with many suggesting that the popular comedy show should be picked up by another channel

Daily Mirror

Only government with claim worse than Liz Truss's premiership was Boris Johnson's

Record View says Boris Johnson's three-year charge turned British politics into a circus.

Daily Record

Scottish Tory MSPs stuck with Douglas Ross as they have no way of firing him as leader

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Tory MSPs have no formal way of forcing a confidence vote in their leader, unlike at Westminster

Daily Record

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 22 October 2022

Well, that was quick. This week Liz Truss resigned. She's left her party, and country, in a shambolic state.

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Rishi Sunak has become the first to gather enough backers to run for UK PM, his supporters say

A candidate needs 100 backers to get on Monday's ballot for the new Conservative Party leader, with Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt trailing the former chancellor.

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Daily Mirror

Phillip Schofield appears to eyes up job as Prime Minster after queuing backlash

Truss couldn’t outlast a wet lettuce and now a number of well-known stars have offered up their hand to take on the job as the next Conservative leader is set to be announced before the end of the week

Wales Online

Rishi Sunak clears first hurdle in race to be next Prime Minister

Former chancellor ahead of Johnson and Mordaunt, but ex-PM has support among Cabinet heavyweights

The Independent UK

Blackford: Scotland faces economic turmoil under any new Tory prime minister

The SNP Westminster leader said Scotland would lose regardless of who wins the Tory leadership contest.

Daily Mirror

Voice of the Mirror: Boris Johnson was ousted for good reason and is still not fit to govern

Boris Johnson brought disgrace on his office during his time as PM, however some Tory MPs are now hoping to put him back in No10 following the resignation of Liz Truss

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Daily Record

Boris Johnson faces being 'booted out by Christmas' if he returns as Prime Minister

Key Tory figures fear the ex-Prime Minister's return would plunge the Conservative party into 'death spiral' but claim he appears 'up for it', the Mirror reports.

Wales Online

Boris Johnson lounges on the beach amid chaos at home and rumours of bid for Downing Street

He is said to be planning a bid for Tory Party leadership

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson pictured in Caribbean beach bar as he 'gains ground' in Prime Minister bid

After a chilled break with wife Carrie in the Domican Republic, the ex-PM told one pal 'we're going to do this - I'm up for it'

Liverpool Echo

Boris Johnson relaxes in Caribbean beach bar amid leadership rumours

Boris Johnson is said to be preparing to fly back to Britain from his holiday in the Caribbean

ABC News

Who could replace Liz Truss? These are the top contenders to be the third British PM in seven weeks

The UK Conservatives are looking for their fifth prime minister in six years. After the brutal downfall of Liz Truss, it's hard to fathom why anyone would want the job, but these are the frontrunners.

The Independent UK

Give us a general election, say voters on the streets

‘Given the constant upheaval and lack of direction, it should now be up to the public to decide,’ says one

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester cafe offers a lettuce with every coffee as a cheeky dig at Liz Truss

"Real people are going to struggle because of what's happened. We can't do anything to change that but we can try and give people a laugh."

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