Local leaders angered by Prime Minister's U-turn on fracking ban “They decided fracking was dangerous, based on and supported by evidence. Now they’re going for it" Manchester Evening News · Oct 10, 2022
Liz Truss says she ‘gets it’ – but how many more U-turns can she stomach? A disastrous conference may force the prime minister to return to the moderate Toryism she rejected, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022
Truss meets Euro 2022-winning Lionesses Prime Minister Liz Truss held up the European trophy with the help of defender Lucy Bronze after posing for a team photo. The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
Free nursery hours could be scrapped as PM plans childcare overhaul Liz Truss is said to be considering a shake-up which could change the way childcare is subsidised Manchester Evening News · Oct 10, 2022
Commanding no loyalty, with no winning moves, Liz Truss is facing her endgame Conservative leaders can survive being detested – but when the party starts to think about who could replace them, it’s all over, says ConservativeHome deputy editor Henry Hill The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022
Liz Truss’ history of U-turns after first major reversals as Prime Minister The Prime Minister has history of U-turns, both large and small The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
Liz Truss rejects making cannabis a Class A drug - despite her Home Secretary Sources claimed Home Secretary Suella Braverman was in favour of making cannabis a Class A drug like cocaine, ecstasy and heroin - which could have landed people seven years' jail for possession Daily Mirror · Oct 10, 2022
UK slaps sanctions on Iran ‘morality police’ after death of Mahsa Amini Liz Truss government also sanctions top security officials accused of ‘serious human rights violations’ The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
What does inflation mean for you? Cost of living crisis continues to bite as energy bills, fuel and food prices climb The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
G7 leaders, Ukraine's Zelenskiy to hold talks on Tuesday Group of Seven leaders will hold a call on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Prime Minister Liz Truss's spokesman said, the day after Russia fired cruise missiles at cities across Ukraine during rush hour. Reuters · Oct 10, 2022
Liz Truss: 10 of the new prime minister’s biggest gaffes and awkward moments From Brexit U-turns to forgetting where she is, we bring you the moments Britain’s short-lived leader would probably much rather forget The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
Sajid Javid demands benefits hike as Liz Truss mounts desperate charm offensive Tory former Chancellor Sajid Javid argued that benefits 'must stay in line with inflation' - as promised by previous PM Boris Johnson - rather than the lower level of average earnings Daily Mirror · Oct 10, 2022
RSPB ‘not ruling out’ direct action to defend nature from government policy Beccy Speight says charity coalition plans to step up campaign against changes posing threat to wildlife The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022
Liz Truss’ history of U-turns after first major reversal as Prime Minister (cloned) The Tory frontrunner has performed many U-turns, big and small The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
Irish Mirror · Oct 10, 2022 Schoolkids in lucky escape from Creeslough explosion as death toll could have been 'twice as high' Local doctor Paul Stewart said a group of schoolchildren had been sitting on a wall nearby just before it was buried by falling rubble
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022 King Charles extends condolences to people of Ireland following Creeslough blast Ten people died in the explosion at a service station and convenience store in the Co Donegal village.
Liverpool Echo · Oct 10, 2022 DWP warning as update provided on whether benefits will rise in line with inflation Liz Truss faces mounting pressure to raise benefits in line with inflation
Manchester Evening News · Oct 10, 2022 Decision on whether to raise benefits in line with inflation to be announced next month It comes just days after members of the Cabinet publicly urged Liz Truss to raise benefits in line with inflation
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022 Death toll could have been ‘twice as high’ if blast was five minutes earlier Ten people were killed in Friday’s explosion in the village of Creeslough in Co Donegal.
Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2022 Kwasi Kwarteng bows to pressure and brings forward debt-cutting plan to Oct 31 Kwasi Kwarteng has bowed to pressure and brought forward the publication of a report from the Government’s independent fiscal watchdog.
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022 Liz Truss - live: Sturgeon claims Tories ‘utterly failing’ UK on cost of living crisis Scotland’s first minister said Truss’s recent fiscal decisions were ‘unconscionable’
Wales Online · Oct 10, 2022 'Liz Truss must be a sleeper agent for YesCymru - it's the only explanation' | Will Hayward The signs all point to one conclusion
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022 Kwasi Kwarteng will bring forward fiscal plan to Halloween in another U-turn Chancellor bows to pressure after senior Tories called on him to reassure spooked markets
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022 Truss is exposing ‘levelling up’ as the hollow, cynical soundbite it always was The PM is showing the Tories care little about ‘left behind’ areas, says Sarah Longlands, chief executive of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies
Irish Mirror · Oct 10, 2022 Creeslough community 'broken by tsunami of grief' but consoled by global support Father John Joe Duffy said the bereaved relatives he has spoken to have expressed their gratitude for the people who rushed to the petrol station to help