The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Tory ex-Health Minister backs more free school meals - piling pressure on Liz Truss

Lord Bethell, who served under Boris Johnson, said ensuring all children in Universal Credit households get free school dinners would boost the economy by helping kids learn and improving their health

Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022

Plaid Cymru calls for income tax to be raised in Wales

First Minister Mark Drakeford said raising income tax will be "powerfully considered"

Wales Online · Oct 12, 2022

Truss plan to block solar farms is deeply unpopular – so why is she so keen?

The PM has united unlikely forces in opposition to moves that make little sense and contradict her own policies

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022

What time will Liz Truss face Commons in PMQs today and how to watch?

Tory leader to square off against Sir Keir Starmer after market mayhem

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Liz Truss - live: No 10 warns of ‘difficult decisions’ despite PM ruling out spending cuts

The PM claimed in the Commons that she had ‘protected’ the UK economy

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

No 10 warns of ‘difficult decisions’ on public spending despite Truss’s vow to avoid cuts – as it happened

Statement from No 10 comes straight after PM told MPs she was ‘absolutely’ committed to avoiding public spending cuts

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022

Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘original sin’ caused UK turmoil, says ex-Bank of England deputy

Sir Charlie Bean says Bank could extend emergency action to ease ‘pressure’ on government

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Jacob Rees-Mogg claims parts of economy in ‘good state’ and insists pensions safe

Cabinet minister clashes with BBC host – and reveals his own mortgage payments have gone up

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Populist rhetoric without the popularity – Truss’s guaranteed recipe for failure

At least Brexit had an electoral mandate. The PM’s project of economic self-harm is neither politically nor morally feasible, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022

London politics latest LIVE: Liz Truss faces pressure for tax cut U-turn after insisting public spending will not be slashed

Treasury Select Committee chairman Mel Stride suggested Kwasi Kwarteng will need to show a ‘clear change in tack’ to satisfy markets after Liz Truss ruled out public spending cuts

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022