The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Welcome to Tory conference 2022 – so bad even Michael Gove has drawn the line

MPs are already pining for the golden era of Johnson and Patel, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng facing bid to dock their pay amid economic turmoil

LIZ Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng are facing a parliamentary bid to dock their pay following their “gross mismanagement” of the economy.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 4, 2022

Liz Truss and Kwarteng should get pay docked for ‘gross mismanagement’, say Lib Dems

Opposition party to table censure motion over ‘gross mismanagement of public finances’

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Metro security squad to stay for three years after helping slash crime at North Tyneside stations

Nexus has announced that the 24-strong team has been retained for an extra three years, having been brought in to help deal with a spate of crime and disorder

Chronicle Live · Oct 4, 2022

Liz Truss declines to rule out raising the state pension age

The Prime Minister said she will not 'speculate' on issue - leading to claims she is 'preparing to force millions to tear up their retirement plans'

Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022

This panic among the Tories is making Boris Johnson’s time look stable

U-turns are an inelegant but necessary manoeuvre on the erratic journey of politics. Tony Blair executed one on his pledge to hold a referendum on the EU constitution, deepening integration in the early 2000s, while George Osborne engaged his reverse gear as chancellor over benefit cuts to diffuse an internal…

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022

Treasurer pleads caution on tax cuts as calls to ditch them grow louder

With deteriorating global economic conditions and no prospect of remission inflation, the Treasurer promised a “sustainable” budget.

The New Daily · Oct 4, 2022

Government debt plan: What is it, when, and what cuts can we expect from Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng?

The Chancellor has now said his medium-term fiscal plan will come “shortly” rather than at the end of November, as was previously planned

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022

Michael Gove demands crackdown on secret foreign owners of slum rented homes

Former housing secretary condemns ‘opaque trusts’ used to snap up property ‘for speculative reasons’ – thwarting regeneration

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Michael Gove’s strong views on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here

With other Tory big beasts away, Michael Gove has been a star of the conference this year.

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022