The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

The politician tipped to be the next Tory leader will not be an illegitimate prime minister. But she will be a weak one, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Covering rise Britons’ bills would cost government more than £110bn, report finds

A social tariff could help millions through a painful winter, the Resolution Foundation said.

People around the country are worried about how they will afford bills of £6,000 a year, about having to choose either heating or eating, about their jobs, their homes and their health

The UK is heading into the greatest cost of living crisis in living memory. Looming energy price rises are going to drive huge swathes of the population into fuel poverty, and none of the proposals being put forward by our political parties at Westminster or in Scotland or Wales are…

The former chancellor vowed to prioritise the battle against inflation while his rival advocates tax cuts.

Business day at party’s autumn conference will give lobbyists and CEOs access to senior ministers, raising ethics concerns

The SNP have urged Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss to rule out offering a return to government for “anti-devolution” peer David Frost.

A study has found 77 per cent of Britons think the government is doing too little to help people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.