The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Labour steps up preparations to govern as Reeves attacks ‘unfunded’ Tory tax cuts

Shadow cabinet talk with Whitehall officials after Keir Starmer meets head of civil service

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2024

Sunak’s record on appointing female peers from party worst since Major, analysis finds

Unlock Democracy report notes that path to gender equality in Lords has slowed in recent years

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024

Sunak warned unfunded axing of national insurance would harm services

Economists say making the policy an election pledge could cost £40bn, which is badly needed for health, education and elsewhere

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024

Princess Kate Has Appointed a (Very Good Looking) Private Secretary Who Bears an Uncanny Resemblance to Tennis Pro Roger Federer

On the heels of the departure of King Charles' “hot equerry” for a more private role at the Palace, this is news we can firmly get behind.

Marie Claire · Mar 5, 2024

Historian Julian Jackson wins the Duff Cooper prize for non-fiction

His editor got a laugh at the ceremony for a jibe at Michael Gove

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2024

What are the UK’s ‘fiscal rules’ and why is the OBR under attack?

The Treasury watchdog is seen by some Tories as a block to tax cuts – and could be ignored by Jeremy Hunt

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: Worse than Major, Johnson and Truss, the Tories under Sunak hit a record low in the polls

Worse than John Major amid sleaze, Boris Johnson following partygate and Liz Truss in the immediate aftermath of the calamitous “mini-Budget”. The Conservatives under Rishi Sunak have fallen to a record low of 20 per cent, according to an exclusive Ipsos poll. This is their weakest result since 1978, when…

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2024

‘He believes in power and chaos’: alarm as Steve Bannon plots to propel Trump

The ex-White House chief strategist is no longer in daily contact with Trump, but his influence on the Maga right remains total

The Guardian - US · Mar 3, 2024

The ‘mob rule’ Rishi Sunak fears most lies in the ranks of his own party

The Tory leader has been flabby about policing extremism on his own side

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024

Rest is Politics podcast snubbed by Liz Truss

Hosts Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell were poking fun at her new book

Evening Standard · Feb 29, 2024