The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Tom Tugendhat backtracks after casting doubt on net zero pledge

Tory leadership candidate is said to have told MPs he wanted to look again at date of 2050 pledge

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

I'll make DWP Universal Credit 'much' more generous says Tory leadership candidate

Tom Tugendhat is the first Tory leadership contender to make a staunch defence of the benefit system and vow to make it more generous. But he'll almost certainly be out of the contest within days

Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022

30 questions Tory leadership candidates must answer as MPs hold crunch vote today

Richard Murphy, esteemed political economist and a long-standing member of the Tax Justice Network, reveals the 30 questions the remaining Tory Leadership hopefuls need to answer

Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022

Londoner’s Diary: Theresa May says UK risks ‘sliding back’ on trans rights

Today’s Diary: May fears trans rights sliding back / Truss criticised for hostage deal / De Waal climing the walls / Cat cafe faces closure

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022

Tory leadership: Who are the candidates and what did they do before politics?

What job did the candidates do before they became an MP, where were they educated, and who were their parents?

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Loyalty to PM stopped me quitting, says Truss as she hails ‘record of delivery’

The Foreign Secretary said she is ready to be ‘prime minister from day one’.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak bid to put brake on Penny Mordaunt

Tory big beats clash over who has key experience to take over as prime minister

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022

Tory leadership - live: Mordaunt gains ground on Sunak as Braverman ousted in second round

Former defence secretary’s lead over Liz Truss grows - but attorney-general backs foreign secretary

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Who should succeed Boris Johnson as Tory leader? Our panel’s verdict

With six candidates still standing, our panellists discuss who would make the best – or least worst – prime minister

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022

Outsiders pin their hopes on ‘doing a Nick Clegg’ in TV debates

Tory leadership hopefuls were on Thursday preparing for make-or-break television showdowns in the fight to become the next prime minister.

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022