The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Demoralised and in opposition, party delegates are showing little enthusiasm for the candidates – or the event itself

In his about-to-be-published memoir, Johnson says he was ‘made’ to try to persuade Harry and Meghan not to leave the UK

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has doubled down on her claim that Britain would be in “far better shape” if her notorious mini-Budget had not been undermined by the “economic establishment” on the second anniversary of the tumultuous Commons statement that led to her ejection from office.

When the only recent PM to have worse approval ratings is Liz Truss, one hopes for a rethink, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

A group of economists has publicly urged chancellor Rachel Reeves to reverse her stance on public investment, and relax the Treasury rules that constrain it. They argue in a letter to the Financial Times that low investment is the root cause of Britain’s productivity stagnation, and that the government must…

Rules agreed as part of the UK’s accession to the World Trade Organisation post-Brexit mean that government contracts must be open to international competition

In today’s newsletter: The party talked up its plans for the climate during this summer’s election – and now seems to be backing that up with real action

Prime minister has come under fire recently for clothing, accommodation and glasses provided by Waheed Alli

In a memoir about his time leading the 1922 Committee , Sir Graham Brady has laid bare the backroom deals behind the most turbulent decade in Tory history