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Liz Truss forced into U-turn on public sector pay after backlash

You might have expected yesterday, when the first ballots began to drop on Conservative members’ doormats, to be another day of safety-first campaigning by leadership frontrunner Liz Truss.

Evening Standard

Liz Truss abandons £8.8bn policy to reduce public sector pay following backlash

The Truss campaign has been warned that the plans would leave nurses, police officers and teachers poorer

Manchester Evening News

5 musicians who have come out in support of the Tory party, from Geri Halliwell to Gary Barlow

Spice Girls fans were upset after Geri Halliwell posed for a photo with Tory MP Nadine Dorries

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Rishi Sunak vs Liz Truss - who would be the better Prime Minister for the North East?

Conservatives have just one month to decide who will be the United Kingdom's next leader.

Chronicle Live

Truss U-turn on regional pay for public sector workers: how it happened

Details of the plan to slash £8.8 billion were unveiled in a press release on Monday but scrapped on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss berated for 'cack-handed' Nicola Sturgeon attack in day of chaos

Last night Ms Truss said the best way to deal with the Scottish First Minister was to ignore her, branding Ms Sturgeon an "attention seeker", but the attack has been branded "irresponsible" and "straight out of the Trump playbook"

Daily Mirror

Latest Tory leadership betting odds as ‘underdog’ Rishi Sunk closes the gap on Liz Truss

Foreign secretary Liz Truss remains favourite to win but Sunak appears to be clawing back ground

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Finally! Top jobs are going to women who have more confidence than ability too

According to the polls, the UK is on its way to having its third female Prime Minister. This is good news, and it’s made even better by the fact that Liz Truss (as Theresa May before her) can hardly be described as having all the qualities you’d ideally want in…

Evening Standard

Welsh Government attacks Liz Truss plan to cut public sector pay outside London as she U-turns

Liz Truss has backtracked on a plan to bring in regional variations for public sector pay that would have hit Wales hard

Wales Online

Truss and Sunak pledge Downing Street reception for Lionesses

England’s Euro 2022 champions have not received an invite to No 10 from Boris Johnson following their historic victory

Liverpool Echo

Liz Truss abandons £8.8bn policy to slash public sector pay amid backlash

Senior Tory figures had said the policy would would ‘level down’ the nation by cutting teachers’ and nurses’ pay.

The Independent UK

The Northern Agenda: That bloody cheese man

Keep up to date with all the big politics stories in the North with the daily Northern Agenda newsletter. You can receive the Northern Agenda newsletter direct to your inbox every week day by signing up right here. Here is today's Northern Agenda

Manchester Evening News

SNP slams 'cack handed' comments by Liz Truss after Tory minister attacks Nicola Sturgeon

Truss, the favourite to replace Boris Johnson, has faced a furious backlash after she branded the First Minister an "attention seeker"

Daily Record

WSL ticket demand surge as Euros glory ignites interest in women’s game

London’s WSL clubs have reported a huge surge in interest as the women’s game looks to capitalise on the success of England’s historic European Championship triumph.

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Evening Standard

Liz Truss forced to perform U-turn on public sector pay after backlash

The Foreign Secretary announced a ‘war on Whitehall waste’ on Monday and was forced to backtrack hours later

The National (Scotland)

'Build a wall!': Tories laugh as member tells Liz Truss to cut off Scotland

TORY members howled with laughter as an audience member at the leadership hustings suggested Liz Truss “build a wall” to deal with the prospect…

The Independent UK

Liz Truss says she would end junk food taxes and scrap plans to ban BOGOF offers

Stance critisised as ‘incredibly disappointing and short-sighted’ by anti-obesity campaigners

The Independent UK

Liz Truss U-turns on public sector pay cut in just 12 hours

Foreign secretary accused of planning to make millions of nurses, police officers and teachers poorer

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The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak wades into Nicola Sturgeon-Liz Truss 'attention seeker' row

RISHI Sunak’s team has criticised Liz Truss for saying it is best to “ignore” Nicola Sturgeon and that the Tories instead need a “plan…

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss ditches lower pay plan for public sector workers outside London in screeching U-turn

The Tory frontrunner ditched the proposals in the face of a furious backlash, with critics warning it could leave nurses, teachers and other public sector workers poorer.

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss U-turns on public sector wage cut plans after outcry

LIZ Truss has backtracked on plans to cut public sector wages after she was told her plans were "ludicrous" and unworkable.

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss U-turns on plan to cut public sector pay outside London

Tory leadership frontrunner scraps plan for regional pay boards after outcry from Conservatives

Evening Standard

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak commit to No 10 reception for triumphant Lionesses

Unlike other successful sporting teams, the winning England squad will not be honoured with a visit to Downing Street this week.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss plan to cut public sector pay would ‘level down’ nation – Tory critics

Conservative Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen said he was ‘actually speechless’ at the £8.8 billion proposal.

Reuters

UK leadership favourite Liz Truss U-turns on pay plan in first big misstep

British foreign minister Liz Truss, the front-runner to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, was forced to backtrack on one of her most striking pledges a day after announcing it following a backlash from fellow Conservatives and opposition parties.

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