Rylan Clark claps back at 'talentless' jibes in political row after distracting with his trousers The BBC Radio 2 host didn't please everyone as he joined in on political commentary Manchester Evening News · Oct 18, 2022
Liz Truss is the last stop on a long Tory journey away from grownup government Buffoonery has been no bar to climbing the Tory party hierarchy – and this mess is the inevitable result, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022
Talking Point: Will Liz Truss will make it to the next election? Results from a snap poll of Tory Party members saw more than half respond that she should resign Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022
Ryanair boss blames ‘car crash’ economic crisis on Brexit ‘failure’ Michael O’Leary hopes the appointing of Jeremy Hunt will lead to more ‘sensible’ policies The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
The Leader podcast: Liz Truss ‘sorry’ but what about our bills? PM apologises for economy ‘mistakes’ Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022
Threat to pensions as Jeremy Hunt tears up Liz Truss’s economic plans Prime minister in fight for her job as Tory MPs warn she has only weeks to prove she should stay The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Liz Truss forced to insist defence pledge stays after minister threatens to quit Armed Forces Minister James Heappey warned he would resign unless the Prime Minister stuck to a promise to raise defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030 Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022
‘All self-regard, no substance’: Derby voters offer brutal verdict on Liz Truss - and demand election Voters in Derby say Truss is worst prime minister of their lifetimes, while others called for return of Boris Johnson The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Tory MP says ‘urgent action’ needed to extinguish dumpster fire Robert Largan writes article about fire safety as MPs decide whether to oust Liz Truss The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Channel 4 mocks a UK in limbo with tweet on BBC's 100th anniversary CHANNEL 4 has taken a swipe at a UK stuck in limbo with a tweet congratulating the BBC on its 100th anniversary. The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2022
‘Bring back Boris’: division rages in Tories’ Essex heartlands In Castle Point, the party has a 26,000 majority but local members are horrified at the chaos and disagree about the remedy The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022
ITV Loose Women's Coleen Nolan tells Linda Robson to 'be quiet' over heated Boris Johnson debate Viewers of the ITV show claimed the Birds of a Feather actress 'hasn't got a clue' about politics. Daily Record · Oct 18, 2022
Liz Truss battles on but poll suggests Tory members have lost faith She led a meeting of her Cabinet as she battled to salvage her authority as Prime Minister Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022
Tory MP's article about 'dumpster fires' could be the most epic attack on Liz Truss yet In a move that is totally not linked to Liz Truss's woes, Tory Robert Largan said 'urgent action is necessary' to put out the fire even though 'the act of extinguishing the flames could well be the end of the skip' Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022 Four political scenarios for how Liz Truss could be ousted Even with no formal mechanism to force out Truss there are situations that could prove fatal for her premiership
Wales Online · Oct 18, 2022 Mark Drakeford absolutely blows his top when questioned about the Welsh NHS The First Minister shared a testy exchange with Andrew RT Davies over the NHS, asking the Welsh Conservative group leader: 'You think you turn up here this afternoon and claim some sort of moral high ground?'
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022 Liz Truss is ‘charmless, graceless, brainless, and useless’, former Tory minister says Edwina Currie says prime minister will not survive as Tory leader
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022 Liz Truss may abandon pension triple lock and says ‘difficult decisions’ ahead Spokesperson says it is ‘right to consider all options’ as PM is pushed to reaffirm defence spending plan
Football London · Oct 18, 2022 Chelsea confirm Stamford Bridge redevelopment plans as timeline set amid huge Liz Truss setback Stamford Bridge is set to finally get a makeover in the next 12 months as Chelsea's new owners announce plans
The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2022 Kwarteng urged to turn down £16,000 golden handshake after ‘trashing economy’ KWASI Kwarteng should turn down a potential £16,000 golden handshake after serving only 38 days in office and “trashing the economy”,…
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022 Liz Truss news – live: Tory MPs express alarm as PM drops commitment to pensions triple lock Prime minister must consider position now her programme ‘has been shredded’, says former minister
Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022 Loose Women's Janet Street-Porter wants Liz Truss gone today and replaced by 'boring' PM Things got political on Loose Women earlier today, as Janet Street-Porter sensationally slammed Prime Minister Liz Truss before Birds of a Feather actress Linda Robson once again sparked outrage as she defended Boris Johnson
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022 Government to demand ‘minimum service levels’ during rail strikes – but will it work? ‘The train companies don’t want to run minimum service levels because they know it’s a stupid idea,’ says union boss
Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022 Who could replace Liz Truss as Prime Minister - from Boris Johnson to Rishi Sunak The embattled PM has resigned in a brief 90 second statement outside Number 10 after just 44 days in office - her replacement in Downing Street will be announced in a week's time
Liverpool Echo · Oct 18, 2022 DWP state pension update as triple lock could be scrapped Downing Street indicated ministers could ditch their commitment to the triple lock