Commons chaos an ‘absolute disgrace’, says ‘livid’ senior Tory MP Sir Charles Walker said Wednesday’s scenes were a ‘pitiful reflection on the Conservative Parliamentary Party’. The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
Carol Vorderman hits out at UK Government for 'creating anarchy' and brands them 'shameful' She's only saying what we're all thinking Wales Online · Oct 19, 2022
"An absolute disgrace": U.K. PM Liz Truss under fire from own party "The damage they have done to our party is extraordinary." Axios · Oct 19, 2022
'Liz Truss shorn of power and pitifully out of her depth in the cavalcade of clowns' The Tory government's ineptitude would be laughable if it's decisions hadn't broken Britain's economy, with PM Liz Truss out of her depth following the mini-Budget U-turn, says the Voice of the Mirror Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022
Liz Truss clings to power after an evening of chaos as Tory MPs are 'manhandled' in vote Tory discontent has become a massive distraction for the PM, who should have been dealing with soaring inflation that has sent prices rocketing, with the cost of food up by 14.5% on last year Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022
UK inflation back at 40-year high as households struggle Inflation in the UK has spiked back to its 40-year high of 10.1% as households and businesses continue to struggle with soaring food and energy prices. The data come "despite the Bank of England trying to turn down the heat on this bubbling pot of prices", says Susannah Streeter, Senior… France 24 · Oct 19, 2022
Starmer accuses Truss of ‘insulting’ British workers The Labour leader will tell the TUC a Labour government will repeal any new legislation restricting the right to strike. The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
North East public losing faith with 'levelling up', reports say The reports come as doubts grow on the new administration's commitment to the levelling up agenda Chronicle Live · Oct 19, 2022
Veteran Channel 4 correspondent calls Tory MP a c*** The Channel 4 news anchor said he had reached out to Steve Baker to apologise Wales Online · Oct 19, 2022
Sturgeon blasts ‘utter shambles’ at Commons vote as Blackford calls for PM to go There were farcical scenes as the Government appeared to U-turn on a threat to strip the whip from Conservative MPs if they backed a fracking ban. The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
Senior Tory says government is 'a disgrace' as he warns 200 MPs could leave Parliament "This whole affair is inexcusable. It is a pitiful reflection on the Conservative parliamentary party at every level" Wales Online · Oct 19, 2022
Truss fires Home Secretary Braverman as UK government risks imploding LONDON — Liz Truss fired Home Secretary Suella Braverman for what was described as a national security breach, a dramatic move that heaps even more pressure on Britain’s premier as she clings to power. Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022
Liz Truss government rocked by day of chaos Sacked home secretary Suella Braverman launches savage assault on ‘broken pledges’ The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
Liz Truss future thrown into doubt as Home Secretary axed and fracking vote descends into chaos The Prime Minister is under severe pressure as a chaotic vote on fracking vote sparked angry scenes in division lobby Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2022
Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022 Boris Johnson misses vote on Liz Truss's survival because he's on holiday in Caribbean 'He’s in the Caribbean, so I think he’s probably enjoying himself quite a lot', a pal of the former Prime Minister said - while Liz Truss's government appears to be in collapse
The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022 Morning mail: top Truss minister quits with scathing parting shot, Japanese encephalitis fears, car-proof cake Thursday: The UK home secretary has been forced to resign after an email indiscretion, throwing Liz Truss’s government into fresh chaos. Plus: how to keep a cake intact on its maiden voyage
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022 Crunch Commons vote on fracking descends into farce More than 40 Tories fail to back Liz Truss’s government amid allegations MPs were manhandled
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022 Who is Grant Shapps? New home secretary appointed after Suella Braverman resigns Former transport secretary is replacing Suella Braverman after her resignation
Manchester Evening News · Oct 19, 2022 Tory grandee describes House of Commons chaos as 'inexcusable' and an 'absolute disgrace' Sir Charles Walker MP said 'to be perfectly honest, this whole affair is inexcusable' moments after claims of bullying prior to fracking vote
The National (Scotland) · Oct 19, 2022 'I've had enough:' Tory MP close to tears amid chaotic evening in Westminster A CONSERVATIVE MP has said the UK Government is a “shambles and a disgrace” following a chaotic evening in Westminster.
Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022 Channel 4's Krishnan Guru-Murthy caught on camera calling Tory minister 'a c**t' Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy could be heard calling Minister for Northern Ireland Steve Baker a "c***" on camera
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022 John Bishop jokes upcoming panto has better economic policy than Liz Truss The comedian, who is to star in Mother Goose, joked that the PM had been in touch about a golden egg that would sort out her ‘financial problems’.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022 Liz Truss’s government on the brink after Suella Braverman’s parting shot Prime minister at risk of mass exodus of ministers as home secretary forced to resign
Manchester Evening News · Oct 19, 2022 We asked every Greater Manchester Tory MP for a comment on Liz Truss' PMQs performance - not one of them replied The question came amid a chaotic day for the government
The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022 There’s something wrong with British politics. It’s called the Conservative Party The current turmoil in British politics needs to be understood not just as a response to Liz Truss’s short time as prime minister, but as the result of problems within the governing Conservative Party since it came to power in 2010.