The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Former chancellor blasts foreign secretary’s focus on tax cuts as ‘moral failure’

Foreign secretary tells Cheltenham audience they are in Derbyshire

It comes as the RMT are due to hold two days of strikes next week amid the dispute over pay, conditions and jobs

Look at the condition of Britain’s public services and despair – this is where the ‘small state’ gets you, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Gordon Brown’s solutions highlight a vacuum that extends beyond the Tories and to the party he once led

The ongoing Conservative Party leadership hustings haven’t seen much agreement between candidates, but they have resulted in the creation of a new political narrative: “Gordon Brown economics”. Foreign secretary Liz Truss explained away her rejection of cost of living “handouts” for households with the phrase. But even as she indicated…

The Prime Minister has urged energy companies to help vulnerable customers but has said no action will be taken until his replacement takes office

Loose Women panelist Denise Welch hit out at 'child-like' politicians as she talked about the recent jibes between Tory leadership hopeful Liz Truss and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Britain doesn’t really have a government at the moment. In summers past, this wouldn’t be much of a problem. But the crises are congealing. And waiting until a new prime minister is warmly ensconced in Number 10 is a disaster waiting to happen.