The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

The King and Sir Keir: What was Charles’s relationship with his third PM?

The monarch is now preparing to appoint the fourth prime minister of his reign.

Evening Standard · Jun 22

The King’s role in appointing a new prime minister

The monarch does not act on advice nor need to consult anyone before calling upon a politician to form a government.

Evening Standard · Jun 22

Frozen by the challenges of power: how Starmer turned triumph into tragedy

Starmer appeared ruthless in banishing the influence of Jeremy Corbyn, and winning power – but far less certain on how to wield it

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22

Starmer’s denial will not save his Labour leadership but he’ll go down fighting

Keir Starmer is a decent man but that is not enough for a party that wants a good communicator. Step forward Andy …

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17

How bond markets have become one of the most powerful forces in modern politics

To stay in the top job, a British prime minister has to try and keep certain groups happy. MPs, party members and donors do not like to be ignored.

The Conversation · Jun 16

Aberdeen Tory by-election candidate hailed Liz Truss ‘vision’ in resurfaced posts

THE Tories’ Aberdeen South by-election candidate gave a “cringeworthy” endorsement of Liz Truss, resurfaced social media posts have shown.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 15

As John Healey goes, the political vultures circle Starmer. And so continues our history of PM-icide

A small, eccentric electorate gets to oust the UK’s leaders and then chooses largely inadequate replacements. It’s an absurd process and we’re locked into it again, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12

Nigel Farage to headline Liz Truss’s UK CPAC event after apparent snub

Reform had previously suggested Farage would be ‘steering clear’ of event, modelled on US conservative gathering

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9

Cautious Keir seeks to cement his legacy as he plods towards the exit

PM is seeking a few quick wins to guarantee he is remembered for at least a short while after he resigns

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8

Boris Johnson described Theresa May as a ‘giant yucca tree under whose shade everything dies’

Exclusive: Sir Conor Burns, one of Boris Johnson’s closest aides, lays bare the former prime minister’s dim view of his predecessor in new book marking 10 years since the Brexit referendum

The Independent UK · Jun 4