The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

The front-runner to be the next Prime Minister defended her tax-cutting plans

A rundown of the issues affecting Northern Ireland in the overflowing Number 10 in-tray

But Scotland’s First Minister said she hopes to have a good relationship with whoever is the next occupant of Number 10.

NICOLA Sturgeon has said that Liz Truss’s plans to block a second independence referendum are a “sign of fundamental weakness”.

The UK Conservative party will announce on Monday who will replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. Either Liz Truss will become Britain's third female PM if she wins the Conservative leadership election, or rival Rishi Sunak will be the first non-white incumbent in Downing Street. So how does this play…

British foreign minister Liz Truss said on Sunday she would set out immediate action in her first week in power to tackle rising energy bills and increase energy supplies if she is, as expected, appointed prime minister.

The likely next Prime Minister has said she will make an announcement this week 'on energy bills and energy supply' - but she repeatedly refused to say what it'll be

Reports that prospective PM is also considering freezing energy bills this winter at a cost of up to £100bn

Surging support for Enough is Enough, Don’t Pay and others could force Labour to harden its stance