The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

UK must ‘get Brexit done’, says Maros Sefcovic

The European Commission vice-president warned that Northern Ireland Protocol Bill had set back progress on the issue by two years.

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

EU chief says 'time we got Brexit done' and accuses UK of negotiating with a 'gun on table'

European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic branded Boris Johnson's plan to rip up his own Brexit deal 'illegal' and said the new Northern Ireland Protocol bill had set talks back 'two years'

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2022

Liz Truss’s defence of Protocol Bill is ‘utter nonsense’, says lawyer

The legal expert said he was ‘aghast’ at her comments on the doctrine of necessity.

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

Truss issues new warning to China over Taiwan

The Foreign Secretary said any attempt by Beijing to seize the self-governing island would be a ‘catastrophic miscalculation’.

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

Rwanda scheme is Home Office responsibility, says Foreign Secretary

The Foreign Secretary has distanced her officials from any major involvement in the Government’s controversial Rwanda asylum policy.

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

UK does not ‘buy in’ to mooted European political community – Truss

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has distanced the UK from any links to a mooted project of the European political community.

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss cannot say how many more Brits are being held in Iran

Ms Truss claimed any families did not want the Government to name them. But officials have previously told loved ones including Richard Ratcliffe not to make a 'song and dance' about their difficulties.

Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2022

Liz Truss unable to name any occasion she has challenged a Gulf state on human rights

’You can’t remember one?’ foreign secretary asked – despite pledge to ‘hold those who violate human rights to account’

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

Most Scottish Tories back Boris Johnson's 'illegal' plan to rip up Brexit deal

BORIS Johnson has cleared the first potential roadblock in his plan to rip up his own Brexit deal.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 28, 2022

Head of Army: This is our 1937 moment and we must act swiftly to stop war

‘We are not at war – but must act rapidly so that we aren’t drawn into one,’ General Sir Patrick Sanders will say.

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022