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Keir Starmer destroys Liz Truss with brutal first question

This contest was effectively over before it had really got started

Liverpool Echo

$Liz Truss declares fracking vote TONIGHT a 'confidence motion' in her own government$

Liz Truss declares fracking vote TONIGHT a 'confidence motion' in her own government

Labour is aiming to ban fracking by seizing control of the Commons order paper - but government whips have told Tory MPs the 7pm vote will be a "confidence motion" and have ordered them to vote against

'Why is she still here?' Liz Truss mocked by Keir Starmer during fiery PMQs

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The Labour leader said the Conservatives' economic credibility is "gone" and asked, "why is she still here?".

Daily Record

Full State Pension payments could rise to £203 each week from next April under Triple Lock rule

Prime Minister Liz Truss confirmed the UK Government's commitment to the Triple Lock rule during PMQs on Wednesday.

Daily Record

Liz Truss contradicts Chancellor by announcing pensions triple lock will stay

But prime minister refuses to make similar commitment to avoid real-terms cuts to benefits

How the Liz Truss leadership crisis could end in a general election

Conservative government again in turmoil after new PM’s disastrous start

One of Liz Truss's most senior advisers 'suspended' amid ethics investigation

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ONE of Liz Truss's most senior advisers has been suspended, it is being reported.

Liz Truss 'faked deaths of relatives to dodge Question Time', ex-aide claims

LIZ Truss used to pretend members of her family had died in order to avoid media appearances, one of her former aides has claimed.

Truss faces major rebellion on fracking as senior Tories pledge to defy whip

$Truss faces major rebellion on fracking as senior Tories pledge to defy whip$

Chris Skidmore, head of PM’s net zero review, among Conservatives willing to vote against government

The Guardian - UK

$Liz Truss threatened with Tory revolt in showdown ‘confidence vote’ on fracking$

Liz Truss threatened with Tory revolt in showdown ‘confidence vote’ on fracking

Liz Truss was facing a revolt by Tory MPs opposed to fracking on Wednesday despite whips saying a crunch Commons vote was a “confidence motion in the Government”.

Evening Standard

Why did Russia invade Ukraine and what could happen next?

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

Liz Truss says state pension WILL rise in April in chaotic U-turn after Tory fury

The Prime Minister confirmed the state pension triple lock WILL remain in place - just 24 hours after ditching her commitment to it - in a surprise announcement at the first PMQs since her Budget U-turn

UK interior minister quits with criticism of Truss as lawmakers row

Britain's interior minister quit on Wednesday with a broadside at Liz Truss before her lawmakers openly quarrelled in parliament, underscoring the erosion of the prime minister's authority after just weeks in the job.

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Tory MPs told to brace for 'confidence vote in government' over Labour ploy

TORY MPs are reportedly being told to treat a vote on fracking due on Wednesday afternoon as a de facto confidence vote in the government.

Evening Standard

Food price surge brings more cost-of-living pain

Inflation up with interest rates next

Wales Online

'The world is in a mess and we need somebody new in to sort things out', what Welsh people think about whether the country should have a General Election

Given the criticism about Liz Truss' tenure as Prime Minster, we asked people in Ebbw Vale if they think it's time for a General Election

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Boris’s wife is rumoured to be planning a Gwyneth Paltrow-esque brand

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Five key questions facing Liz Truss as crunch PMQs looms

The issues on MPs’ and voters’ minds, from pensions and fuel bills to the prime minister’s personal credibility

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How much your Universal Credit and state pension could be cut by in April

How much is the current UK state pension, and what is forecasted should Liz Truss choose to scrap the triple lock? Here's everything you need to know about next year's planned payments

UK leader Liz Truss faces test in Parliament, seeks lifeline

British Prime Minister Liz Truss is set for a House of Commons grilling as she tries to fend off calls to quit over her botched economic plan

Wales Online

When the DWP’s second cost of living payment is due

The money is set to land in bank accounts very soon

Now Liz Truss comes for CARE HOMES with plot to delay cap on what frail residents pay

A long-delayed law was going to cap the amount each person pays for care to £86,000 from October 2023. But it's understood new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has looked at delaying this by a year

What does inflation mean for you?

Cost of living crisis continues to bite as energy bills, fuel and food prices climb